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Table 1 Characteristics of the study subjects with and without NAFLD.

From: Utility of traditional and non-traditional lipid indicators in the diagnosis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in a Japanese population

 

Non-NAFLD

NAFLD

P-value

No of subjects

11,744

2507

 

Sex

  

< 0.01

Women

6362 (54.17%)

478 (19.07%)

 

Men

5382 (45.83%)

2029 (80.93%)

 

Age, years

42.00 (18.00–79.00)

44.00 (19.00–72.00)

< 0.01

Weight, kg

57.72 (9.98)

72.18 (11.33)

< 0.01

Height, cm

164.11 (8.44)

168.03 (7.90)

< 0.01

BMI, kg/m2

21.33 (2.61)

25.50 (3.13)

< 0.01

WC, cm

74.09 (7.92)

85.98 (7.79)

< 0.01

ALT, IU/L

15.00 (2.00-856.00)

27.00 (6.00-220.00)

< 0.01

AST, IU/L

17.00 (3.00-590.00)

20.00 (6.00-140.00)

< 0.01

GGT, IU/L

14.00 (3.00-259.00)

23.00 (6.00-375.00)

< 0.01

TC, mmol/L

5.06 (0.85)

5.44 (0.87)

< 0.01

HDL-C, mmol/L

1.52 (0.40)

1.19 (0.29)

< 0.01

LDL-C. mmol/L

2.95 (0.95–9.72)

3.49 (1.16–6.59)

< 0.01

TG, mmol/L

0.65 (0.07–10.27)

1.24 (0.16–7.69)

< 0.01

Non-HDL-C, mmol/L

3.47 (1.22–10.93)

4.25 (1.38–7.71)

< 0.01

RC, mmol/L

0.50 (0.17–2.72)

0.71 (0.18–2.37)

< 0.01

TC/HDL-C ratio

3.33 (1.51–13.02)

4.71 (1.59–10.75)

< 0.01

TG/HDL-C ratio

0.43 (0.03–16.55)

1.07 (0.12–11.67)

< 0.01

LDL-C/HDL-C ratio

1.99 (0.43–10.35)

3.04 (0.50–8.01)

< 0.01

Non-HDL-C/HDL-C ratio

2.33 (0.51–12.02)

3.71 (0.59–9.75)

< 0.01

RC/HDL-C

0.33 (0.07–4.39)

0.62 (0.09–3.57)

< 0.01

FPG, mmol/L

5.09 (0.40)

5.39 (0.36)

< 0.01

HbA1c, %

5.15 (0.31)

5.30 (0.33)

< 0.01

SBP, mmHg

111.91 (14.02)

123.41 (14.83)

< 0.01

DBP, mmHg

69.69 (9.85)

77.81 (10.19)

< 0.01

Exercise habits

2093 (17.82%)

377 (15.04%)

< 0.01

Drinking status

  

0.16

no or rarely

9717 (82.74%)

2088 (83.29%)

 

light

1472 (12.53%)

286 (11.41%)

 

moderate

555 (4.73%)

133 (5.31%)

 

Smoking status

  

< 0.01

Non

7561 (64.38%)

1185 (47.27%)

 

Former

1920 (16.35%)

639 (25.49%)

 

Current

2263 (19.27%)

683 (27.24%)

 
  1. Values were expressed as mean (SD) or medians (quartile interval) or n (%). Abbreviations: NAFLD: non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; GGT: gamma-glutamyl transferase; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; LDL-C: low density lipoprotein cholesterol; Non-HDL-C: non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; RC: remnant cholesterol; HbA1c: hemoglobin A1c; FPG: fasting plasma glucose; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure
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