Table 1 Characteristics of the study participantsa
From: Association between fatty liver index and blood coagulation markers: a population-based study
|  |  | Total (n = 776) | Males (n = 356) | Females (n = 420) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Mean | SD | Â | Â |
Age [years] | Â | 62.6 | 5.6 | 62.6 | 5.8 | 62.6 | 5.5 |
FLI | Â | 48.7 | 30.8 | 60.0 | 27.6 | 39.1 | 30.1 |
BMI [kg/m²] |  | 27.9 | 4.8 | 28.4 | 4.2 | 27.4 | 5.2 |
Waist circumference [cm] | Â | 94.0 | 13.8 | 100.5 | 12.2 | 88.4 | 12.6 |
Gamma glutamyl transferase [U/l] | Â | 35.5 | 40.2 | 42.7 | 34.8 | 29.4 | 43.4 |
Glutamate oxalate transaminase [U/l] | Â | 26.1 | 12.9 | 27.6 | 10.2 | 24.9 | 14.6 |
Glutamate pyruvate transaminase [U/l] | Â | 28.2 | 16.0 | 32.3 | 14.7 | 24.7 | 16.4 |
Total cholesterol [mg/dL] | Â | 212.1 | 40.2 | 201.4 | 39.8 | 221.1 | 38.3 |
HDL cholesterol [mg/dL] | Â | 64.3 | 18.9 | 55.3 | 15.2 | 71.9 | 18.4 |
Non-HDL cholesterol [mg/dL] | Â | 147.8 | 39.1 | 146.1 | 39.6 | 149.3 | 38.6 |
|  |  | Median (25th – 75th percentile) | |||||
Alcohol consumptionb [g/d] | Â | 5.7 (0.0;22.9) | 5.7(0.0;21.5) | 6.7 (0.0;22.9) | |||
Triglycerides [mg/dL] | Â | 106.0 (77.0;148.0) | 114.0 (80.5;164.0) | 100.0 (72.8;136.0) | |||
| Â | Â | Â | Â | N | % | Â | Â |
FLI | <30, no hepatic steatosis | 287 | 37.0% | 73 | 20.5% | 214 | 51.0% |
|  | 30–59, intermediate status | 163 | 21.0% | 82 | 23.0% | 81 | 19.3% |
|  | ≥ 60, hepatic steatosis | 326 | 42.0% | 201 | 56.5% | 125 | 29.7% |
Education [years] | ≤ 12 years | 471 | 61.0% | 198 | 56.0% | 273 | 63.0% |
|  | > 12 years | 305 | 39.0% | 158 | 44.0% | 147 | 37.0% |
Physical activity | high activity (≥ 2 h/week) | 284 | 37.0% | 133 | 37.5% | 151 | 36.0% |
| Â | moderate activity (1Â h/week) | 264 | 34.0% | 115 | 32.5% | 149 | 35.5% |
|  | low activity (< 1 h/week) | 94 | 12.0% | 50 | 14.0% | 44 | 10.5% |
| Â | (almost) no activity | 134 | 17.0% | 58 | 16.0% | 76 | 18.0% |
Smoking | current smoker | 106 | 14.0% | 53 | 15.0% | 53 | 13.0% |
| Â | former smoker | 335 | 43.0% | 176 | 49.5% | 159 | 38.0% |
| Â | never smoker | 335 | 43.0% | 127 | 35.5% | 208 | 49.0% |
Hypertensionb | yes | 361 | 46.5% | 196 | 55.0% | 165 | 39.0% |
| Â | no | 414 | 53.5% | 159 | 45.0% | 255 | 61.0% |
Myocardial infarction | yes | 22 | 2.8% | 18 | 5.0% | 4 | 1.0% |
| Â | no | 754 | 97.2% | 338 | 95.0% | 416 | 99.0% |
Stroke | yes | 18 | 2.3% | 12 | 3.4% | 6 | 1.5% |
| Â | no | 758 | 97.7% | 344 | 96.6% | 414 | 98.5% |
Glucose tolerance status | normal | 377 | 48.6% | 144 | 40.5 | 233 | 55.5% |
| Â | prediabetes | 303 | 39.0% | 159 | 44.7% | 144 | 34.3% |
| Â | newly diagnosed diabetes | 16 | 2.0% | 12 | 3.4% | 4 | 0.9% |
| Â | known type 2 diabetes | 68 | 8.8% | 37 | 10.4% | 31 | 7.4% |
| Â | other type of diabetes or vague | 12 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.9% |