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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population

From: Higher non-HDL-cholesterol to HDL-cholesterol ratio linked with increased nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

Characteristic

non-HDLc/HDLc ratio

P value

A (≤ 2.13)

B (2.13–2.89)

C (≥ 2.89)

(n = 1162)

(n = 1163)

(n = 1163)

Age (yr), mean (SD)

53.26 (9.53)

53.54 (11.36)

53.79 (8.11)

0.21

BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD)

23.72 (3.10)

24.32 (3.20)

25.68 (3.38)

< 0.001

TC (mmol/L), mean (SD)

4.14 (1.07)

4.47 (1.04)

4.83 (1.14)

< 0.001

TG (mmol/L), median (IQR)

1.10 (1.10)

1. 46 (0.99)

1.94 (1.03)

< 0.001

LDL-C (mmol/L), mean (SD)

2.68 (0.83)

3.43 (0.76)

3.76 (0.86)

< 0.001

HDL-C (mmol/L), mean (SD)

1.40 (0.30)

1.28 (0.33)

1.11 (0.33)

0.001

FPG (mmol/L), mean (SD)

5.13 (1.72)

5.28 (1.42)

5.48 (1.68)

< 0.001

HbA1c (%), mean (SD)

5.26 (1.14)

5.31 (1.06)

6.04 (1.03)

< 0.001

SBP (mmHg), mean (SD)

124.19 (20.70)

124.74 (18.53)

125.75 (20.79)

0.36

DBP (mmHg), mean (SD)

71.51 (11.76)

75.69 (10.81)

77.75 (10.88)

< 0.001

ALT (U/L), mean (SD)

15.54 (11.42)

19.94 (10.15)

27.66 (10.79)

< 0.001

AST (U/L), mean (SD)

20.42 (8.52)

22.23 (8.24)

25.52 (9.15)

< 0.001

Cr (μmol/L), mean (SD)

70.63 (13.03)

71.99 (12.08)

73.46 (10.27)

< 0.001

DM, No. (%)

133 (11.45)

155 (13.33)

204 (17.54)

< 0.001

HT, No. (%)

468 (40.28)

489 (42.05)

526 (45.23)

0.01

  1. Continuous variables were compared by using one-way ANOVA and categorical variables by using the Chi-squared test. P < 0.05 was considered significant
  2. Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, TC total cholesterol, TG triglyceride, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, FPG fasting plasma glucose, HbA1c hemoglobin A1c, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, ALT alanine aminotransferase, AST aspartate aminotrasferase, Cr creatinine, DM diabetes mellitus, HT hypertension