Table 1 The basic characteristics of the Non-MAFLD and MAFLD groups

Age (years)

38.93 ± 9.51

42.59 ± 12.64

0.019*

Male (%)

60.6

77.3

0.008**

BMI (kg/m²)

22.87 ± 2.92

27.68 ± 3.53

< 0.001*

TBIL (μmol/L)

12.97 ± 4.73

13.77 ± 6.99

0.918*

DBIL (μmol/L)

3.74 ± 1.37

3.83 ± 1.95

0.597*

IBIL (μmol/L)

9.11 ± 3.50

10.45 ± 7.09

0.606*

ALT (IU/L)

20.11 ± 9.69

60.25 ± 44.58

< 0.001*

AST (IU/L)

20.04 ± 5.38

38.30 ± 24.70

< 0.001*

AST/ALT

1.15 ± 0.49

0.74 ± 0.29

< 0.001*

TP (g/L)

76.10 ± 3.35

74.74 ± 4.48

0.010

ALB (g/L)

48.91 ± 2.40

48.17 ± 2.78

0.033

GLB (g/L)

27.19 ± 2.87

27.05 ± 7.00

0.012*

ALB/GLB

1.82 ± 0.24

1.85 ± 0.35

0.111*

FPG (mmol/L)

4.89 ± 0.36

6.56 ± 2.78

< 0.001*

UREA (mmol/L)

4.57 ± 1.03

5.06 ± 1.64

0.015*

CREA (mmol/L)

69.78 ± 14.50

78.37 ± 20.56

0.001*

Cys-C (mg/L)

0.80 ± 0.08

0.88 ± 0.19

< 0.001*

URIC (μmol/L)

329.10 ± 65.94

393.14 ± 102.24

< 0.001

TG (mmol/L)

1.10 ± 0.48

2.81 ± 1.78

< 0.001*

TC (mmol/L)

4.59 ± 0.66

4.87 ± 1.02

0.011

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.51 ± 0.41

1.03 ± 0.24

< 0.001*

LDL-C (mmol/L)

2.77 ± 0.61

2.87 ± 0.84

0.284

ALP (IU/L)

72.25 ± 19.23

85.69 ± 32.00

< 0.001*

GGT (IU/L)

23.61 ± 17.46

69.19 ± 64.38

< 0.001*

CK (IU/L)

133.11 ± 179.06

116.90 ± 60.95

0.586*

LDH (IU/L)

173.40 ± 26.34

194.08 ± 39.18

< 0.001*

HBDH (IU/L)

133.32 ± 19.58

143.60 ± 28.57

0.003*

nonHDL-C (mmol/L)

3.07 ± 0.71

3.84 ± 1.00

< 0.001

LDL-C/HDL-C

2.03 ± 1.07

2.86 ± 0.84

< 0.001*

nonHDL-C/HDL-C

2.29 ± 1.42

3.91 ± 1.29

< 0.001*

TG/HDL-C

0.85 ± 0.70

3.04 ± 2.43

< 0.001*

TC/HDL-C

3.29 ± 1.42

4.91 ± 1.29

< 0.001*

TyG

8.29 ± 0.40

9.40 ± 0.65

< 0.001*

TyG-BMI

189.87 ± 28.31

260.07 ± 38.91

< 0.001*