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

Table 6 Comparison of predictors in Hispanic subgroups with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease n (%)

Variable	Mexican(n = 179)	Dominican(n = 21)	Puerto Rican(n = 25)	P value
Age (yr)	60 ± 9.9	62 ± 9.9	58 ± 10.5	0.43
Male gender	86 (48)	7 (33)	11 (44)	0.43
BMI (kg/m2)	32.0 ± 5.4	29.5 ± 5.0	32.2 ± 5.4
Waist circumference (cm)	105.7 ± 12.5	103.7 ± 14.0	107.0 ± 13.9	0.67
Hypertension	68 (38)	11 (52)	15 (60)	0.07
C-reactive protein (mg/dL)	5.1 ± 5.3	7.1 ± 8.2	5.9 ± 4.2	0.24
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	196.8 ± 41.4	190.0 ± 31.0	197.3 ± 31.6	0.74
Triglyceride (mg/dL)	202.4 ± 140.6	138.6 ± 54.8	173.5 ± 106.7	0.08
LDL (mg/dL)	114.1 ± 31.1	117.6 ± 26.4	120.0 ± 108.7	0.62
HDL (mg/dL)	43.3 ± 11.4	44.7 ± 9.5	44.4 ± 9.6	0.80
Diabetes	45 (25)	3 (14)	7 (28)	0.80
HOMA	3.1 ± 2.1	2.3 ± 1.4	2.6 ± 1.5	0.14
Metabolic syndrome	117 (66)	12 (57)	16 (64)	0.74
High school completion	87 (49)	8 (38)	16 (64)	0.20

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