NAFLD prevalence differs among hispanic subgroups: The multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis

Table 4 Baseline demographic, anthropomorphic and physiologic characteristics of the study population: Hispanics of Puerto Rican and Hispanics of Dominican origin n (%)

Variable	Dominican(n = 121)	Puerto Rican(n = 143)	P value
NAFLD	21 (17)	25 (17)	0.98
Age (yr)	59 ± 10.7	60 ± 10.5	0.35
Male gender	60 (42)	45 (37)	0.43
BMI (kg/m2)	27.8 ± 4.6	29.5 ± 5.2	0.006
Waist circumference (cm)	96.5 ± 12.8	100.3 ± 14.0	0.02
Hypertension	54(38)	54 (45)	0.25
C-reactive protein (mg/dL)	3.8 ± 5.6	4.2 ± 3.6	0.56
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	197.9 ± 34.6	198.2 ± 36.5	0.95
Triglyceride (mg/dL)	124.8 ± 61.3	139.5 ± 73.1	0.08
LDL (mg/dL)	124.4 ± 34.1	121.0 ± 33.7	0.42
HDL (mg/dL)	48.8 ± 12.7	49.6±14.6	0.67
Diabetes	15 (12)	25 (17)	0.25
HOMA	1.5 ± 1.0	1.9 ± 1.5	0.02
Metabolic syndrome	36 (30)	53 (37)	0.21
High school completion	59 (49)	91 (64)	0.02

Data are expressed as n (%) or mean ± SD. NAFLD: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; LDL: Low-density lipoprotein; HDL: High-density lipoprotein.