Parameters | Overall sample (n = 191) | NAFLD (n = 33) | Non-NAFLD (n = 158) | P value |
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Male (%) | 67.5 | 81.8 | 64.6 | 0.054 |
Age (years) | 48.8 ± 9.0 | 47.2 ± 7.4 | 49.1 ± 9.3 | 0.290 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 24.8 ± 2.9 | 27.0 ± 2.8 | 24.4 ± 2.7 | < 0.001* |
Current smokers (%) | 40.8 | 54.5 | 38.0 | 0.078 |
Diabetes mellitus (%) | 13.1 | 27.3 | 10.1 | 0.008* |
 Fasting glucose (mmol/L) | 5.83 ± 1.19 | 6.28 ± 1.33 | 5.74 ± 1.15 | 0.017* |
Insulin resistance (%) | 18.8 | 45.5 | 13.3 | < 0.001* |
 HbA1c (%) | 5.40 (5.20, 5.80) | 5.50 (5.30, 6.10) | 5.40 (5.20, 5.70) | 0.043*# |
 Fasting insulin (mIU/L) | 6.01 (4.63, 8.52) | 9.44 (7.71, 10.46) | 5.54 (4.46, 7.50) | < 0.001*# |
 HOMA-IR | 1.53 (1.11, 2.31) | 2.48 (2.07, 2.88) | 1.41 (1.05, 1.98) | < 0.001*# |
Dyslipidemia (%) | 64.9 | 93.9 | 58.9 | < 0.001* |
 TC (mmol/ L) | 5.05 ± 1.04 | 5.41 ± 0.99 | 4.98 ± 1.03 | 0.029* |
 TG (mmol/ L) | 2.29 (1.63, 3.21) | 3.19 (2.55, 4.88) | 2.15 (1.53, 2.84) | 0.001*# |
 HDL-C (mmol/ L) | 1.17 ± 0.28 | 0.98 ± 0.18 | 1.21 ± 0.28 | < 0.001* |
 LDL-C (mmol/ L) | 2.50 ± 0.64 | 2.67 ± 0.67 | 2.46 ± 0.64 | 0.085 |
TSH (μIU/ml) | 2.09 (1.51, 3.09) | 2.70 (1.79, 3.50) | 2.05 (1.47, 2.95) | 0.035*# |
ALT (u/L) | 25.0 (18.0, 34.0) | 35.0 (29.0, 47.5) | 22.0 (17.0, 30.0) | < 0.001*# |
AST (u/L) | 19.3 ± 5.6 | 25.6 ± 6.4 | 18.6 ± 5.2 | < 0.001* |