Prevalence of and risk factors for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in a Chinese population: An 8-year follow-up study

Table 4 Comparison of variables between baseline and end point in subjects who developed non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Variables	Difference	t value	P value
BMI (kg/m2)	-1.454	-17.198	0.000
SBP (mmHg)	-4.875	-6.105	0.000
DBP (mmHg)	-2.225	-4.021	0.000
Hb (g/L)	-3.537	-6.972	0.000
PLT (× 109/L)	-7.352	-3.276	0.001
WBC (× 109/L)	-0.283	-3.728	0.000
SUA (μmol/L)	-29.304	-8.814	0.000
FPG (mmol/L)	-0.463	-10.909	0.000
TG (mmol/L)	-0.224	-2.630	0.009
TC (mmol/L)	-0.268	-6.823	0.000
LDL (mmol/L)	0.054	1.368	0.172
VLDL (mmol/L)	-0.295	-11.043	0.000
HDL (mmol/L)	0.126	10.200	0.000
ALT (U/L)	-3.099	-2.672	0.008
AST (U/L)	0.006	0.009	0.993
γ-GT (U/L)	-10.43	-4.912	0.000

BMI: Body mass index; SBP: Systolic blood pressure; DBP: Diastolic blood pressure; Hb: Hemoglobin; PLT: Platelet; WBC: White blood cell; SUA: Serum uric acid; FPG: Fasting plasma glucose; TG: Triglycerides; TC: Total cholesterol; LDL: Low-density lipoprotein; VLDL: Very low-density lipoprotein; HDL: High-density lipoprotein; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; γ-GT: Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase.