Table 6 Joint associations of serum ALT and SUA with NAFLD prevalence

Total (n = 7569)

Low ALT + low SUA

1500/6269 (82.8)

1

Low ALT + elevated SUA

411/840 (11.1)

3.22

2.77–3.74

< 0.001

1.94

1.61–2.34

< 0.001

Elevated ALT + low SUA

232/364 (4.8)

5.34

4.27–6.67

< 0.001

2.99

2.17–4.11

< 0.001

Elevated ALT + elevated SUA

86/96 (1.3)

26.75

13.85–51.65

< 0.001

9.15

4.31–19.40

< 0.001

Men (n = 3126)

Low ALT + low SUA

613/2482 (79.4)

1

Low ALT + elevated SUA

187/408 (13.1)

2.90

2.33–3.61

< 0.001

1.99

1.53–2.59

< 0.001

Elevated ALT + low SUA

119/184 (5.9)

4.87

3.54–6.71

< 0.001

2.78

1.81–4.25

< 0.001

Elevated ALT + elevated SUA

48/52 (1.7)

30.68

10.97–85.77

< 0.001

10.75

3.56–32.46

< 0.001

Women (n = 4443)

Low ALT + low SUA

887/3787 (85.2)

1

Low ALT + elevated SUA

224/432 (9.7)

3.48

2.83–4.28

< 0.001

2.00

1.55–2.58

< 0.001

Elevated ALT + low SUA

113/180 (4.1)

5.55

4.06–7.58

< 0.001

3.18

1.99–5.08

< 0.001

Elevated ALT + elevated SUA

38/44 (1.0)

20.60

8.68–48.90

< 0.001

7.96

2.83–22.39

< 0.001