Table 1 Characteristics of the participants according to presence of NAFLD
Non‒NAFLD N = 737 (32.3%) | NAFLD N = 1543 (67.7%) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Male (%) | 445 (60.4%) | 1100 (71.3%) | <0.001 |
Age, years | 53 (46‒60) | 49.5 (40‒57) | <0.001 |
DD, years | 6 (2‒12) | 4 (0.5‒10) | <0.001 |
Hypertension (%) | 316 (42.9%) | 695 (45.0%) | 0.33 |
Alcohol consumption (%) | 168 (22.8%) | 411 (26.6%) | 0.049 |
Smoking (%) | 127 (17.2%) | 358 (23.2%) | 0.001 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 23.7 (21.5‒25.8) | 26.7 (24.5‒29.4) | <0.001 |
HbA1C, % | 8.4 (7.1‒10.4) | 8.7 (7.3‒10.4) | 0.072 |
FBG, mmol/L | 7.3 (5.8‒9.7) | 7.9 (6.3‒10.5) | 0.002 |
UA, µmol/L | 268 (216‒329) | 303 (254‒367) | <0.001 |
ALT, U/L | 16 (12‒23) | 21 (15‒32) | <0.001 |
AST, U/L | 17 (14‒21) | 19 (15‒24) | <0.001 |
GGT, U/L | 17 (13‒27) | 27 (18‒45) | <0.001 |
AST/ALT ratio | 1.05 (0.82‒1.33) | 0.86 (0.69‒1.08) | <0.001 |
SBP, mmHg | 131 (121‒143) | 133 (124‒144) | 0.043 |
DBP, mmHg | 81 (75‒89) | 83.5 (77‒90) | <0.001 |
TC, mmol/L | 4.15 (3.53‒4.96) | 4.44 (3.76‒5.21) | <0.001 |
TG, mmol/L | 1.21 (0.86‒1.80) | 1.9 (1.3‒3.03) | <0.001 |
HDL-C, mmol/L | 1.14 (0.93‒1.39) | 1.0 (0.82‒1.19) | <0.001 |
LDL-C, mmol/L | 2.5 (1.96‒3.20) | 2.6 (1.96‒3.27) | 0.117 |
TyG index | 8.89 (8.44‒9.44) | 9.42 (8.93‒9.98) | <0.001 |