Table 7 Clinical Characteristics of TRIB1 rs17321515 A allele Carriers and Non-carriers in the NAFLD Patients

Male/Female

54/48

20/17

χ² = 0.014

Age,y

64.00 (45.00, 74.00)

67.00 (45.00, 75.50)

Z = −0.851

BMI, kg/m²

26.47 (24.87, 28.74)

26.23 (24.62, 28.06)

Z = −0.110

ALT, U/L

22.84 (18.27, 36.72)

22.34 (17.79, 36.40)

Z = −0.434

AST, U/L

21.55 (18.84, 28.10)

21.55 (17.33, 27.56)

Z = −0.591

GGT, U/L

33.15 (22.38, 47.95)

29.14 (18.47, 47.54)

Z = −1.075

ALP, U/L

71.83 ± 15.31

68.47 ± 19.99

t = 1.049

TG, mmol/L

1.73 (1.16, 2.26)

1.44 (1.17, 2.17)

Z = −0.624

TC, mmol/L

5.42 ± 0.80

5.53 ± 0.87

t = − 0.688

HDL, mmol/L

1.18 (1.05, 1.29)

1.21 (1.02, 1.35)

Z = − 0.331

LDL, mmol/L

3.30 (2.95, 3.50)

3.40 (3.17, 3.67)

Z = − 1.833

TBIL, umol/L

11.90 (9.80, 14.62)

13.90 (10.10, 17.90)

Z = − 1.258

FPG, mmol/L

4.94 (4.50, 5.80)

4.96 (4.61, 5.96)

Z = − 0.060