Hazard ratios (HRs) and their 95% confidence intervals (CI) from cox-ph model (NAFLD predicting MetS) in the participants free of any MetS component at baseline.

1Adjusted by baseline covariates of age and gender.2Adjusted by baseline covariates of age, gender, systolic BP, fasting serum glucose, GGT, total cholesterol and BUN.3Adjusted by baseline covariates of age, gender, systolic BP, fasting serum glucose, GGT, total cholesterol, BUN, smoking status and regular exercise at baseline.