Table 1 Characteristics of study subjects.

From: Association of circulating miR-20a, miR-27a, and miR-126 with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in general population

 

Normal

NAFLD

P value

Male/Femalea

129/254

53/39

<0.01

Age (years)b

64.1 ± 10.3

62.9 ± 8.9

0.33

BMI (kg/m2)b

22.85 ± 3.02

26.1 ± 2.84

<0.01

SBP (mmHg)b

132.6 ± 19.1

140.4 ± 15.9

<0.01

DBP (mmHg)b

74.4 ± 11.3

81.3 ± 12.0

<0.01

HbA1c (%)b

5.41 ± 0.47

5.78 ± 0.98

<0.01

Glucose (mg/dl)b

90.4 ± 14.8

98.4 ± 26.1

<0.01

Total protein (g/dl)b

7.44 ± 0.43

7.63 ± 0.37

<0.01

Albumin (g/dl)b

4.43 ± 0.27

4.55 ± 0.24

<0.01

TG (mg/dl)c

87 (62–114)

127 (89–184)

<0.01

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)b

211.1 ± 31.2

214.8 ± 34.8

0.32

HDL-c (mg/dl)b

61.1 ± 13.7

52.5 ± 10.1

<0.01

LDL-c (mg/dl)b

122.8 ± 28.5

130.1 ± 32.9

0.03

ALP (IU/l)c

216 (181–258)

220 (190–231)

0.47

AST (IU/l)c

22.2 (19–25)

25.5 (21.0–30.8)

<0.01

ALT (IU/l)c

19.7 (15–25)

29.1 (20.0–39.0)

<0.01

γGT (IU/l)c

23.9 (15.0–33.0)

35.0 (22.3–55.5)

<0.01

eGFR(ml/min/1.73 m2)b

67.48 ± 13.83

73.34 ± 12.79

<0.01

  1. aDate are compared by chi-square test.
  2. bDate are expressed as mean value standard deviation and compared by student t-tests.
  3. cDate are expressed as geometric mean value (25th-75th percentiles) and compared by Wilcoxon tests.
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