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Table 1 Baseline Characteristics of participants

From: Association between the alanine aminotransferase/aspartate aminotransferase ratio and new-onset non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in a nonobese Chinese population: a population-based longitudinal study

ALT/AST ratio

Quintile 1 (< 0.6)

Quintile 2 (≥0.6, < 0.71)

Quintile 3 (≥0.71, < 0.84)

Quintile 4 (≥0.84, < 1.04)

Quintile 5 (≥1.04)

P-value

N (%)

2387 (19.68%)

2428 (20.02%)

2374 (19.58%)

2512 (20.71%)

2426 (20.01%)

 

Clinical data

 Age, years

41.00 (32.00–54.00)

40.00 (32.00–51.00)

41.00 (32.00–53.00)

40.00 (31.00–51.00)

39.00 (31.00–50.00)

< 0.001

 Sex

     

< 0.001

  Female

1123 (47.05%)

1153 (47.49%)

1104 (46.50%)

1076 (42.83%)

1025 (42.25%)

 

  Male

1264 (52.95%)

1275 (52.51%)

1270 (53.50%)

1436 (57.17%)

1401 (57.75%)

 

 NAFLD

136 (5.70%)

233 (9.60%)

330 (13.90%)

580 (23.09%)

868 (35.78%)

< 0.001

 Weight, kg

56.22 ± 8.06

57.59 ± 8.03

59.23 ± 8.05

61.91 ± 8.04

64.48 ± 7.82

< 0.001

 Height, m

1.64 ± 0.08

1.65 ± 0.08

1.66 ± 0.08

1.67 ± 0.07

1.69 ± 0.07

< 0.001

 BMI, kg/m2

20.80 (19.31–22.26)

21.26 (19.70–22.78)

21.71 (20.08–23.05)

22.22 (20.67–23.58)

22.80 (21.46–23.91)

< 0.001

 SBP, mmHg

122.63 ± 19.05

121.17 ± 17.92

121.69 ± 16.76

122.94 ± 15.67

123.57 ± 14.94

< 0.001

 DBP, mmHg

72.00 (65.00–80.00)

71.00 (65.00–79.00)

73.00 (66.00–80.00)

74.00 (67.00–81.00)

74.00 (68.00–82.00)

< 0.001

Laboratory data

 ALP, U/L

68.70 ± 24.64

69.12 ± 20.28

70.94 ± 22.24

74.32 ± 23.29

78.52 ± 23.98

< 0.001

 GGT, U/L

18.00 (14.00–23.00)

19.00 (15.00–24.00)

21.00 (17.00–28.00)

24.00 (19.00–34.00)

32.00 (23.00–51.00)

< 0.001

 ALT, U/L

10.00 (9.00–12.00)

13.00 (11.00–15.00)

16.00 (14.00–19.00)

20.00 (17.00–24.00)

31.00 (24.00–41.00)

< 0.001

 AST, U/L

20.00 (18.00–24.00)

20.00 (17.00–23.00)

21.00 (18.00–24.00)

22.00 (19.00–25.00)

24.00 (21.00–30.00)

< 0.001

 TP, g/L

73.86 ± 4.40

73.74 ± 4.11

73.61 ± 4.17

73.90 ± 4.23

74.16 ± 4.34

< 0.001

 ALB, g/L

44.18 ± 2.80

44.29 ± 2.79

44.42 ± 2.61

44.76 ± 2.81

45.05 ± 2.74

< 0.001

 GLB, g/L

29.68 ± 4.15

29.45 ± 3.94

29.19 ± 3.81

29.14 ± 3.82

29.11 ± 4.13

< 0.001

 TB, μmol/L

11.00 (8.70–14.40)

11.30 (8.60–14.20)

11.20 (8.90–14.60)

11.60 (9.00–14.60)

11.60 (9.20–14.90)

0.003

 DBIL, μmol/L

2.00 (1.50–2.90)

2.00 (1.40–2.60)

2.00 (1.40–2.60)

1.90 (1.40–2.60)

1.90 (1.40–2.60)

< 0.001

 BUN, mmol/L

4.76 ± 1.63

4.56 ± 1.53

4.53 ± 1.39

4.58 ± 1.25

4.50 ± 1.20

< 0.001

 CR, mmol/L

78.00 (68.00–93.00)

77.00 (67.00–92.00)

80.00 (68.00–94.00)

84.00 (72.00–95.00)

87.00 (76.00–96.00)

< 0.001

 UA, μmol/L

284.90 ± 94.09

275.54 ± 89.22

284.15 ± 88.02

304.56 ± 86.09

317.18 ± 83.47

< 0.001

 FPG, mmol/L

5.12 ± 0.65

5.16 ± 0.74

5.24 ± 0.82

5.27 ± 0.87

5.28 ± 1.03

< 0.001

 TC, mmol/L

4.58 ± 0.75

4.57 ± 0.72

4.61 ± 0.74

4.62 ± 0.77

4.66 ± 0.74

< 0.001

 TG, mmol/L

0.99 (0.77–1.35)

1.02 (0.79–1.40)

1.11 (0.84–1.54)

1.23 (0.92–1.75)

1.40 (1.02–2.02)

< 0.001

 HDL-C, mmol/L

1.53 ± 0.37

1.51 ± 0.35

1.48 ± 0.36

1.40 ± 0.34

1.33 ± 0.34

< 0.001

 LDL-C, mmol/L

2.23 (1.89–2.56)

2.24 (1.91–2.57)

2.30 (1.95–2.63)

2.32 (1.96–2.66)

2.40 (2.05–2.71)

< 0.001

  1. Values are n(%) or mean ± SD
  2. Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, BUN blood urea nitrogen, Cr creatinine, UA uric acid, FPG fasting plasma glucose, TC total cholesterol, TG triglyceride, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, ALP Alkaline phosphatase, GGT gamma-glutamyl transferase, ALT alanine aminotransferase, AST aspartate aminotransferase, TP Total Protein, ALB albumin, GLB globulin, TB Total bilirubin, DBIL Direct bilirubin, DBP diastolic blood pressure, SBP systolic blood pressure, FPG fasting plasma glucose
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