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Table 1 Demographic and biochemical characteristics of the study participants

From: Association between alpha-fetoprotein and metabolic syndrome in a Chinese asymptomatic population: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Without MS

With MS

P value

n

6243

1512

 

Age (yr)

43 (18–87)

51 (26–82)

<0.001

Sex (M/F)

3387/2856

822/690

0.937

WC (cm)

82 (58–123)

91 (64–115)

<0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

23.2 (15.6–36.9)

26.1 (17.3–35.6)

<0.001

SBP (mmHg)

123 ± 17

143 ± 15

<0.001

DBP (mmHg)

75 ± 11

87 ± 10

<0.001

ALT (U/L)

18 (4–188)

24 (4–193)

<0.001

AST (U/L)

18 (4–188)

21 (7–127)

<0.001

γ-GT (U/L)

21 (3–429)

34 (8–816)

<0.001

TG (mmol/L)

1.13 (0.3–17.1)

1.99 (0.38–16.09)

<0.001

Tch (mmol/L)

4.69 (2.02–10.3)

4.92 (2.62–9.0)

<0.001

HDL-c (mmol/L)

1.27 (0.6–2.9)

1.02 (0.6–2.4)

<0.001

LDL-c (mmol/L)

2.59 (0.75–6.76)

2.66 (1–6.12)

<0.001

FPG (mmol/L)

4.78 (3.45–16)

5.19 (3.87–13)

<0.001

Cr (mmol/L)

67 (29–119)

74 (36–118)

<0.001

HbA1c (%)

5.5 (3.5–11.6)

5.8 (4.2–13)

<0.001

AFP (ng/ml)

2.4 (0.5–19.1)

2.7 (0.8–16.6)

<0.001

Drinker (%)

16.0

29.6

<0.001

Smoker (%)

27

25.7

0.314

FLD (%)

29.0

62.3

<0.001

  1. WC waist circumference, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, BMI, body mass index, ALT alanine aminotransferase, AST aspartate aminotransferase, γ-GT gamma-glutamyltransferase, TG triglycerides, Tch total cholesterol, HDL-c high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-c low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, FPG fasting plasma glucose, Cr creatinine, HbA1c hemoglobin A1c, AFP alpha-fetoprotein, FLD fatty liver disease