Table 3 The baseline characteristics according to the presence of NAFLD in postmenopausal women.

Without of NAFLD

With of NAFLD

P value

Number

747

946

Age

55.85 ± 7.26

57.87 ± 7.70

<0.0001

Wasit(cm)

75.13 ± 7.13

83.31 ± 8.02

<0.0001

BMI(kg/m2)

22.03 ± 2.35

24.74 ± 2.90

<0.0001

Smoking(current/ex-smoker/never)%

0.96/0.00/99.06

0.63/0.21/99.15

0.5056

Alcohol drinking(current/ex-drinker/never)%

8.17/0.27/91.57

7.82/0.11/92.07

0.7113

Systolic blood pressure(mmHg)

119.39 ± 17.83

126.45 ± 17.64

<0.0001

Diastolic blood pressure(mmHg)

71.03 ± 10.35

74.14 ± 10.20

<0.0001

Fasting blood glucose(mmol/L)

5.13 ± 0.92

5.53 ± 1.33

<0.0001

Total bilirubin(umol/L)

13.14 ± 4.76

12.97 ± 4.51

0.4353

Direct bilirubin(umol/L)

3.52 ± 1.39

3.47 ± 1.34

0.5363

Indirect bilirubin(umol/L)

9.63 ± 3.67

9.51 ± 3.47

0.4846

HDL(mmol/L)

1.71 ± 0.40

1.48 ± 0.35

<0.0001

LDL(mmol/L)

3.06 ± 0.79

3.18 ± 0.80

0.0021

Triglyceride(mmol/L)

1.20 ± 0.56

1.72 ± 1.11

<0.0001

Total cholesterol(mmol/L)

5.20 ± 0.92

5.27 ± 0.91

0.1332

AST(uL)

25.27 ± 29.06

25.68 ± 11.33

0.6893

ALT(uL)

19.87 ± 28.84

24.37 ± 17.06

<0.0001

ALP(uL)

85.25 ± 38.17

89.65 ± 30.27

0.0085

GGT(uL)

21.25 ± 37.96

28.38 ± 34.67

<0.0001

Diabetes mellitus%

4.28

6.98

0.0185

Hypertension%

10.98

18.39

<0.0001.