Table 2 Characteristics of 14,251 subjects stratified according to the BMI*ABSI quartiles

No. of subjects

3563

3562

3563

3563

Male, No. (%)

867 (24.3%)

1666 (46.8%)

2269 (63.7%)

2609 (73.2%)

Age, years

41.0 (8.7)

43.1 (8.7)

44.5 (8.6)

45.6 (8.9)

< 0.001

BMI, kg/m²

18.7 (1.3)

20.9 (1.2)

22.7 (1.2)

26.0 (2.5)

< 0.001

WC, cm

65.4 (3.7)

72.8 (2.9)

78.8 (2.9)

87.7 (5.8)

< 0.001

ABSI

73.1 (3.8)

75.1 (3.8)

76.5 (3.5)

77.5 (3.5)

< 0.001

ARI

11.4 (0.4)

12.4 (0.3)

13.2 (0.3)

14.4 (0.8)

< 0.001

O_BMI+WC

29.0 (1.5)

32.3 (1.0)

35.0 (1.1)

39.6 (3.0)

< 0.001

O_BMI+ABSI

27.4 (1.3)

29.9 (1.1)

31.9 (1.1)

35.0 (2.0)

< 0.001

BMI*WC

1241.2 (1147.1-1318.4)

1514.2 (1447.2-1587.4)

1782.6 (1703.2-1865.8)

2194.4 (2051.7-2436.9)

< 0.001

Height, cm

161.7 (7.7)

164.3 (8.3)

166.1 (8.5)

167.1 (8.4)

< 0.001

Weight, kg

49.0 (5.7)

56.4 (6.5)

62.7 (7.3)

72.9 (10.3)

< 0.001

TC, mmol/L

4.9 (0.8)

5.0 (0.9)

5.2 (0.9)

5.4 (0.9)

< 0.001

HDL-C, mmol/L

1.7 (0.39)

1.5 (0.4)

1.4 (0.4)

1.2 (0.3)

< 0.001

SBP, mmHg

105.6 (12.5)

111.1 (12.8)

115.9 (13.3)

123.1 (14.8)

< 0.001

FPG, mmol/L

4.9 (0.4)

5.1 (0.4)

5.2 (0.4)

5.3 (0.4)

< 0.001

DBP, mmHg

65.5 (8.5)

69.0 (9.1)

72.5 (9.6)

77.6 (10.2)

< 0.001

HbA1c, %

5.1 (0.3)

5.1 (0.3)

5.2 (0.3)

5.3 (0.3)

< 0.001

ALT, U/L

14.0 (11.0–17.0)

15.0 (12.0–19.0)

18.0 (13.0–23.0)

23.0 (17.0–33.0)

< 0.001

AST, U/L

16.0 (13.0–19.0)

16.00 (14.0–20.0)

17.0 (14.0–21.0)

19.0 (16.0–24.0)

< 0.001

GGT, U/L

12.0 (10.0–15.0)

13.00 (11.0–18.0)

16.0 (12.0–22.0)

21.0 (15.0–30.0)

< 0.001

TG, mmol/L

0.51 (0.4–0.7)

0.6 (0.5–0.9)

0.8 (0.6–1.2)

1.1 (0.8–1.6)

< 0.001

Habit of exercise, No. (%)

< 0.001

No

2963 (83.2%)

2858 (80.2%)

2920 (82.0%)

3040 (85.3%)

Yes

600 (16.8%)

704 (19.8%)

643 (18.1%)

523 (14.7%)

Drinking status, No. (%)

< 0.001

Non or small

3228 (90.6%)

2937 (82.5%)

2848 (79.9%)

2792 (78.4%)

Light

279 (7.8%)

467 (13.1%)

507 (14.2%)

505 (14.2%)

Moderate

56 (1.6%)

158 (4.4%)

208 (5.8%)

266 (7.5%)

Smoking status, No. (%)

< 0.001

Non

2736 (76.8%)

2322 (65.2%)

1957 (54.9%)

1731 (48.6%)

Past

337 (9.5%)

560 (15.7%)

785 (22.0%)

877 (24.6%)

Current

490 (13.8%)

680 (19.1%)

821 (23.0%)

955 (26.8%)

NAFLD, No. (%)

16 (0.5%)

150 (4.2%)

611 (17.2%)

1730 (48.5%)

< 0.001