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Table 6 Characteristics of different fat tolerance groups

From: A correlation study of the relationships between nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and serum triglyceride concentration after an oral fat tolerance test

 

NFT n = 192

IFT n = 130

FHT n = 150

Age

40 ± 13

48 ± 13##

47 ± 11##

Sex(male/female)

66/126

63/67

91/59

BMI

24.18 ± 3.68

26.07 ± 3.60##

28.06 ± 3.85##**

WC

82.43 ± 10.96

88.24 ± 11.32##

94.71 ± 9.79##**

FBG

5.32 ± 0.56

5.72 ± 1.36#

6.00 ± 1.29##

FINS

9.56 ± 5.20

12.18 ± 6.95#

15.95 ± 9.91##*

HOMA-IR

2.29 ± 1.36

3.22 ± 2.51##

4.33 ± 2.96##*

TC

4.34 ± 0.88

4.74 ± 0.95##

5.19 ± 1.02##**

TG

0.88 ± 0.26

1.28 ± 0.25##

2.98 ± 1.62##**

HDL-C

1.34 ± 0.29

1.23 ± 0.26##

1.14 ± 0.24##*

LDL-C

2.66 ± 0.65

3.05 ± 0.69##

3.32 ± 0.70##**

NAFLD

24 (12.5%)

40 (30.7%) ##

91 (60.6%) ##**

  1. Data are mean ± standard deviation, median (interquartile range), or number (percentage)
  2. Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, FBG fasting blood glucose, FINS fasting plasma insulin concentration, HOMA-IR homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance, TC total cholesterol, TG triglyceride, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, NAFLD nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, NFT normal fat tolerance, IFT impaired fat tolerance, FHT fasting hypertriglyceridemia
  3. # P < 0.05, compared with the NFT group. ## P < 0.01, compared with the NFT group. * P < 0.05, compared with the IFT group. ** P < 0.01, compared with the IFT group