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Table 5 The result of the two-piecewise linear regression on the relationship between the ALT/HDL-C ratio and diabetes

From: The nonlinear correlation between alanine aminotransferase to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and the risk of diabetes: a historical Japanese cohort study

Incident DM

HR (95%CI),

P

Fitting model by standard linear regression

1.01 (1.00, 1.02)

0.049

Fitting model by two-piecewise linear regression

 Inflection point of ALT/HDL-C ratio

30.12

 

  ≤ 30.12

1.04 (1.02, 1.06)

0.001

  > 30.12

1.00 (0.98, 1.01)

0.736

P for the log-likelihood ratio test

0.005

 
  1. We adjusted for gender, age, ethanol consumption, smoking status, habit of exercise, BMI, SBP, AST, GGT, TC, TG, HbA1c, and FPG
  2. HR Hazard ratios, CI Confidence, DM Diabetes mellitus, ALT/HDL-C ratio Alanine aminotransferase to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio
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