From: Blood manganese and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in a high manganese exposure area in China
 |  | Quartile 1 | Quartile 2 | Quartile 3 | Quartile 4 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
All | Fibrosis-4 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 | Score |  |  |  |  |
 |  < 1.30 (n = 1004) | 1 | 1.406 (1.038,1.906) | 1.417 (1.047,1.919) | 1.795 (1.323,2.435) |
 |  ≥ 1.30 (n = 134) | 1 | 0.818 (0.467,1.430) | 1.069 (0.617,1.849) | 1.032 (0.581,1.835) |
 | ALT (U/L) |  |  |  |  |
 |  < 40 (n = 677) | 1 | 1.320 (0.969,1.798) | 1.355 (0.995,1.844) | 1.717 (1.259,2.343) |
 |  ≥ 40 (n = 461) | 1 | 1.090 (0.658,1.805) | 1.211 (0.735,1.994) | 1.488 (0.909,2.436) |
Female | Fibrosis-4 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 | Score |  |  |  |  |
 |  < 1.30 (n = 113) | 1 | 1.955 (0.783,4.880) | 2.114 (0.842,5.303) | 3.816 (1.567,9.294) |
 |  ≥ 1.30 (n = 13) | 1 | 1.739 (0.282,10.748) | 3.884 (0.440,34.307) | 5.807 (0.919,36.697) |
 | ALT (U/L) |  |  |  |  |
 |  < 40 (n = 99) | 1 | 1.838 (0.757,4.463) | 2.121 (0.869,5.173) | 3.906 (1.635,9.333) |
 |  ≥ 40 (n = 27) | – | – | – | – |
Male | Fibrosis-4 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 | Score |  |  |  |  |
 |  < 1.30 (n = 891) | 1 | 1.278 (0.922,1.772) | 1.469 (1.059,2.037) | 1.559 (1.126,2.160) |
 |  ≥ 1.30 (n = 121) | 1 | 0.773 (0.425,1.405) | 1.246 (0.696,2.229) | 0.818 (0.441,1.518) |
 | ALT (U/L) |  |  |  |  |
 |  < 40 (n = 578) | 1 | 1.241 (0.888,1.734) | 1.442 (1.031,2.019) | 1.493 (1.067,2.088) |
 |  ≥ 40 (n = 434) | 1 | 1.022 (0.609,1.717) | 1.270 (0.760,2.121) | 1.286 (0.780,2.121) |