Original Article
Copyright ©2009 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2009; 15(45): 5654-5661
Published online Dec 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5654
Table 2 Baseline characteristics of subjects stratified by e-ALT1 and pRSW status n (%)
Measurement (SD)Total population (n = 996)e-ALT: no; pRSW: no (n = 496)e-ALT: no; pRSW: yes (n = 310)e-ALT: yes; pRSW: no (n = 119)e-ALT: yes; pRSW: yes (n = 71)P value2
Age (yr)32.1 (5.9)32.8 (6.0)30.9 (5.8)32.6 (5.3)31.4 (5.7)0.0001
Body mass index (kg/m2)23.4 (2.9)23.2 (2.8)22.7 (2.8)25.0 (2.5)25.0 (3.0)< 0.0001
Waist (cm)78.3 (7.6)78.1 (7.4)76.4 (7.4)82.5 (6.3)81.3 (8.1)< 0.0001
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)119.2 (14.1)118.2 (13.8)118.2 (14.3)123.0 (14.0)123.5 (14.1)0.0002
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)72.9 (9.0)72.3 (8.6)72.3 (8.9)75.4 (10.0)75.7 (9.3)0.0002
Fasting blood glucose (mg/dL)94.5 (14.8)95.2 (18.6)92.9 (8.1)95.1 (8.1)94.5 (15.2)0.1797
Triglycerides (mg/dL)113.1 (86.3)109.3 (97.8)101.0 (55.6)149.3 (96.0)132.2 (74.7)< 0.0001
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)48.6 (11.0)49.3 (10.9)49.6 (11.4)45.2 (10.8)44.9 (7.9)< 0.0001
Alanine aminotransferase (U/L)31.0 (29.4)21.7 (7.7)21.1 (8.4)68.8 (42.6)75.8 (54.3)< 0.0001
Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L)25.8 (17.9)21.9 (5.1)21.8 (5.5)39.3 (23.3)48.5 (47.8)< 0.0001
Insulin (mg/dL)8.5 (6.2)8.0 (4.9)7.4 (5.2)11.4 (7.8)11.6 (11.4)< 0.0001