Table 5 The development of non- alcoholic fatty liver disease across quartiles of energy-adjusted daily calcium to magnesium ratio intake

Cases/control

27/223

34/215

49/201

86/164

Range of Ca to Mg ratio

0.95 to 1.97

1.97 to 2.36

2.36 to 2.81

2.82 to 5.02

^aModel 1

1 (Ref)

1.30

(0.76–2.23)

0.33

2.01

(1.21–3.34)

0.007

4.33

(2.68–6.97)

< 0.001

^bModel 2

1 (Ref)

1.22

(0.71–2.11)

0.46

1.93

(1.15–3.21)

0.012

4.45

(2.75–7.21)

< 0.001

^cModel 3

1 (Ref)

1.57

(0.73–3.35)

0.24

2.89

(1.35–6.16)

0.006

5.72

(2.82–11.60)

< 0.001

^dModel 4

1 (Ref)

1.82

(0.76–4.37)

0.17

2.86

(1.20–6.81)

0.017

5.97

(2.54–14.01)

< 0.001