Waist-to-height ratio, an optimal anthropometric indicator for metabolic dysfunction associated fatty liver disease in the Western Chinese male population

Table 2 Means ± standard deviations and medians (interquartile range) for the anthropometric indicators in individuals. (n = 2355)

	Total (n = 2355)	MAFLD (n = 515)	Non-MAFLD (n = 1840)	t-Value Z-Value	P-Value
BMI	23.32 ± 3.35	26.49 ± 2.82	22.44 ± 2.92	786.688	< 0.001
WHtR	0.48 ± 0.05	0.54 ± 0.04	0.46 ± 0.05	887.109	< 0.001
WHR	0.88 ± 0.06	0.93 ± 0.05	0.87 ± 0.05	583.939	< 0.001
BAI	24.08 ± 2.94	26.39 ± 2.65	23.43 ± 2.68	493.532	< 0.001
CMI	0.39 (0.24–0.72)	0.84 (0.54–1.28)	0.32 (0.21–0.55)	−22.183	< 0.001
LAP	17.09 (7.02–37.00)	45.24 (30.97–71.40)	12.09 (5.40–24.61)	−25.596	< 0.001
VAI	0.81 (0.50–1.43)	1.64 (1.02–2.60)	0.68 (0.45–1.13)	−21.308	< 0.001
AVI	13.35 ± 2.99	16.30 ± 2.45	12.52 ± 2.58	881.957	< 0.001

Abbreviations: MAFLD Metabolic-dysfunction associated fatty liver disease, BMI Body mass index, WHtR Waist to height ratio, WHR Waist to hip ratio, BAI Body adiposity index, CMI Cardiometabolic index, LAP Lipid accumulation product, VAI Visceral adiposity index, AVI Abdominal volume index. Numeric variables are described by (mean ± SD) or median (interquartile range). P < 0.05 was accepted statistically significant

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