Table 3 Comparison of baseline parameters between subjects with NAFLD and subjects who did not develop NAFLD (n = 512).

From: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease incidence, remission and risk factors among a general Chinese population with a 6-year follow-up

Parameter

Incidence (n = 188)

No incidence (n = 324)

P value

Age (yr)

45.5 (37.0,52.0)

45 (37.8,54)

0.778

Gender (% male)

80 (42.6%)

130 (40.1%)

0.641

BMI (kg/m2)

24.7 (22.8,26.4)

22.1 (20.4,23.8)

<0.001*

WC (cm)

83.0 (78.0,88.0)

75.0 (71.0,81.0)

<0.001*

SBP (mmHg)

120 (110,135)

120 (110,130)

0.265

DBP (mmHg)

80 (75,90)

80 (70,85)

0.172

GGT (U/L)

19.1 (13.1,30.7)

16.0 (12.1,25.3)

0.024*

ALT (U/L)

17.3 (12.8,25.0)

15.4 (11.5,22.5)

0.004*

AST (U/L)

20.7 (17.6,25.1)

20.7 (17.6,24.5)

0.841

TC (mmol/l)

4.03 (3.55,4.65)

4.14 (3.68,4.77)

0.366

LDL-C (mmol/l)

2.85 (2.50,3.20)

2.90 (2.57,3.30)

0.411

HDL-C (mmol/l)

1.30 (1.10,1.50)

1.4 (1.20.1.60)

<0.001*

TG (mmol/l)

1.22 (0.88,1.80)

0.98 (0.72,1.46)

<0.001*

FBG (mmol/l)

4.71 (4.37,5.09)

4.66 (4.32,5.12)

0.366

Diabetes, n (%)

9 (4.8%)

7 (2.2%)

0.254

Hypertension, n (%)

63 (33.5%)

94 (29.0%)

0.32

Obesity, n (%)

19 (10.1%)

4 (1.2%)

<0.001*

Overweight, n (%)

93 (49.5%)

74 (22.8%)

Dyslipidaemia, n (%)

84 (44.7%)

127 (39.2%)

0.228

Hyper-TC, n (%)

27 (14.4%)

39 (12.0%)

0.494

Hyper-LDL-C, n (%)

33 (17.6%)

73 (22.5%)

0.213

Hyper-TG, n (%)

49 (26.1%)

59, (18.2%)

0.043*

Hypo-HDL-C, n (%)

26 (13.8%)

24 (7.4%)

0.021*

  1. The results are expressed as medians (25th quartile, 75th quartile) or frequencies (percentage).
  2. NAFLD, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP diastolic blood pressure; TC, total cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; FBG, fasting blood glucose; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase.
  3. *Indicates statistical significance.