Observational Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 28, 2022; 28(36): 5364-5379
Published online Sep 28, 2022. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i36.5364
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study subjects
Variable
Non-MAFLD, n = 352
MAFLD, n = 512
Statistics1
P value
Demographics
Sex χ2 = 14.020< 0.001
Male230 (65.3)394 (77.0)
Female122 (34.7)118 (23.0)
Age in yr37.750 ± 10.73641.240 ± 10.852t = -4.634< 0.001
Age ≥ 40 yr115 (32.7)254 (49.6)χ2 = 24.461< 0.001
Age < 40 yr237 (67.3)258 (40.4)
Smoking history 81 (23.0)174 (34.0)χ2= 12.073< 0.001
Drinking history76 (21.6)145 (28.3)χ2= 4.9620.027
Anthropometrics
WC in cm86.240 ± 9.89396.790 ± 8.618t = -16.219< 0.001
BMI in kg/m224.436 ± 3.16928.028 ± 3.221t = -16.228< 0.001
SBP in mmHg125.880 ± 14.883133.610 ± 16.859t = -6.908< 0.001
DBP in mmHg77.500 ± 11.65882.950 ± 12.525t = -6.461< 0.001
Laboratory tests
ALT in U/L21.0 (15.0, 30.0)34.0 (24.0, 54.0)Z = -12.276< 0.001
AST in U/L19.0 (17.0, 23.0)23.0 (19.0, 29.0)Z = -9.058< 0.001
TC in mmol/L4.539 ± 0.8474.783 ± 0.902t = -4.104< 0.001
TG in mmol/L1.1 (0.7, 1.5)1.8 (1.3, 2.6)Z = -13.650< 0.001
HDL-C in mmol/L1.351 ± 0.2831.191 ± 0.256t = 8.321< 0.001
LDL-C in mmol/L2.645 ± 0.7082.906 ± 0.884t = -4.568< 0.001
FBG in mmol/L5.2 (4.9, 5.4)5.4 (5.1, 5.9)Z = -7.637< 0.001
SUA in μmol/L332.722 ± 86.289377.836 ± 85.859t = -7.590< 0.001
AIP-0.11 (-0.30, 0.08)0.20 (0.03, 0.39)Z = -14.006< 0.001