Fatty liver, carotid disease and gallstones: A study of age-related associations

Table 5 Historical, anthropometric and laboratory findings of subjects with NAFLD as a function of ultrasonographic carotid findings (mean ± SE, 25^th-75^th percentile)

Variable	Normal(n 19)	IMT(n 30)	Plaques(n 16)	P
Age (yr)	46.11 ± 2.66	55.23 ± 1.59	58.69 ± 2.67	0.001
Gender (M/F)	10/9	13/17	8/8	NS
Smokers	8/17	10/30	6/16	NS
Physical exercise	5/17	11/30	6/16	NS
BMI (kg/m2)	31.05 ± 1.40	28.85 ± 0.68	27.30 ± 0.85	NS
Mass (kg)	87.21 (76.00-100.00)	79.9 (71.00-88.50)	74.28.50 (66.50–84.00)	0.026
Waist (cm)	102.53 ± 2.73	96.81 ± 2.02	95.31 ± 2.19	NS
Hip (cm)	114.79 ± 3.31	109.30 ± 1.52	107.31 ± 1.44	NS
W/H ratio	0.90 ± 0.02	0.89 ± 0.01	0.89 ± 0.02	NS
Arterial pressure (mmHg)	D: 80.0 (70.0-80.0) S: 120.0 (120.0-130.0)	D: 80.0 (80.0-80.0) S: 130.0 (120.0-130.0)	D: 80.00 (80.00-87.5) S: 130.0 (120.0-145.0)	NS
Fasting glucose (mmol/L)	5.55 (4.75-6.54)	5.39 (5.05-5.83)	5.28 (4.99-5.65)	NS
Uric acid (μmol/L)	345.29 ± 21.76	333.52 ± 14.11	315.88 ± 18.23	NS
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)	5.37 ± 0.26	4.15 ± 0.21	5. 91 ± 0.18	NS
HDL Cholesterol (mmol/L)	1.20 ± 0.06	1.25 ± 0.06	1.21 ± 0.06	NS
Triglycerides (mmol/L)	1.46 (0.99-2.05)	1.49 (1.18-1.98)	1.64 (1.49 - 2.00)	NS
AST (IU/L)	26.00 (23.00-35.00)	25.00 (21.00-31.50)	23.50 (19.50-29.50)	NS
ALT (IU/L)	53.00 (35.00-74.00)	39.00 (29.50-54.00)	36.00 (23.25-40.00)	NS
GGT (IU/L)	40.00 (29.00-71.00)	30.00 (21.00-71.00)	33.00 (24.25-49.25)	NS
Fasting insulin (pmol/L)	119.82 (86.81-145.65)	108.70 (79.28-164.88)	80.71 (60.62-109.77)	NS
Insulin 120 min post-load (pmol/L)	499.38 (269.78-1442.18)	767.72 (324.31-1379.39)	554.26 (383.50-770.45)	NS
APO A (mg/dL)	139.80 ± 7.73	144.58 ± 4.74	137.64 ± 6.03	NS
APO B (mg/dL)	98.00 ± 6.61	111.15 ± 5.04	110.73 ± 6.39	NS
Iron (μmol/L)	16.34 ± 1.04	16.58 ± 0.89	15.99 ± 1.39	NS
Ferritin (mg/dL)	122.68 ± 23.64	129.00 ± 17.95	175.36 ± 30.22	NS
Transferrin saturation (%)	25.99 ± 1.72	29.33 ± 1.80	28.17 ± 2.86	NS
Fibrinogen (g/L)	3.16 ± 0.18	3.53 ± 0.14	3.33 ± 0.22	NS
HOMA-IR index	4.207 (2.936-5.941)	3.864 (2.708-5.869)	2.815 (2.256-3.861)	NS
Lp(a) (mg/dL)	35.00 (8.50-77.00)	12.00 (4.00-30.00)	9.00 (5.50-28.5)	NS

Significance of the comparisons evaluated through oneway Scheffe’s test for variable normally distributed, and Kruskall Wallis for those not normally distributed.