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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 7, 2025; 31(29): 109202
Published online Aug 7, 2025. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v31.i29.109202
Published online Aug 7, 2025. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v31.i29.109202
Table 1 Demographics and clinical characteristics of the analysis population by metabolic-associated steatotic liver disease status, n (%)
Entire cohort, N = 1005 | Non-SLD, N = 562 | MASLD, N = 443 | P value | |
Age, years | 55 ± 12.3 | 54 ± 13.1 | 56 ± 11.1 | 0.005 |
Gender | 0.02 | |||
Male | 683 (68) | 389 (69) | 294 (67) | |
Female | 274 (27) | 138 (25) | 136 (31) | |
Transgender/gender diverse | 48 (5.1) | 35 (7) | 13 (3.2) | |
Race/ethnicity | < 0.001 | |||
Non-Hispanic White | 351 (35) | 179 (32) | 172 (39) | |
Non-Hispanic Black | 527 (52) | 329 (59) | 198 (45) | |
Hispanic | 127 (13) | 54 (10) | 73 (17) | |
Education: High school or above | 844 (84) | 476 (85) | 368 (83) | 0.01 |
Married/long-term partner | 216 (21.5) | 122 (22) | 94 (21) | 0.7 |
Food insecurity | 333 (33) | 199 (35) | 134 (30) | 0.09 |
Area deprivation index | 55.8 (30.5) | 53.5 (31.3) | 58.7 (29.1) | 0.001 |
Body mass index, kg/m2 | < 0.01 | |||
< 25 | 232 (23) | 202 (36) | 30 (7) | |
25-29.9 | 357 (36) | 216 (38) | 141 (32) | |
≥ 30 | 416 (41) | 144 (26) | 272 (61) | |
Waist circumference, cm | 99.5 ± 16 | 92.9 ± 13 | 107.7 ± 15 | < 0.01 |
Elevated waist circumference | 589 (59) | 324 (58) | 265 (60) | 0.55 |
Hypertension | 751 (74.7) | 399 (71.0) | 352 (79.5) | < 0.001 |
Dysglycemia | 581 (57.8) | 274 (48.8) | 307 (69.3) | < 0.01 |
Dyslipidemia | 710 (71) | 342 (61) | 368 (83) | < 0.001 |
Current smoker | 226 (23) | 161 (29) | 65 (15) | < 0.01 |
Obstructive sleep apnea | < 0.01 | |||
Never | 779 (78) | 458 (81) | 321 (72) | |
Treated | 142 (14) | 52 (9) | 90 (20) | |
Symptomatic, not treated | 84 (8) | 52 (9) | 32 (7) | |
HIV-related characteristics | ||||
Living with HIV, years | 20.6 ± 10.5 | 20.5 ± 10.8 | 20.7 ± 10.0 | 0.7 |
CD4+ T-cell count | 675 (516, 917) | 672 (497, 907) | 686 (539, 931) | 0.3 |
Antiretroviral therapy | ||||
NRTI | 885 (88) | 485 (86) | 400 (90) | 0.07 |
NNRTI | 201 (20) | 116 (21) | 85 (19) | 0.6 |
Efavirenz | 23 (2) | 9 (2) | 14 (3) | 0.1 |
PI | 124 (12) | 66 (12) | 58 (13) | 0.6 |
INSTI | 867 (86) | 486 (87) | 381 (86) | 0.9 |
Laboratory | ||||
Total cholesterol, mmol/L | 4.5 ± 1.1 | 4.4 ± 1.1 | 4.5 ± 1.0 | 0.1 |
Triglycerides, mmol/L | 1.56 ± 1.39 | 1.28 ± 0.7 | 1.9 ± 1.8 | < 0.01 |
LDL cholesterol, mmol/L | 2.6 ± 0.9 | 2.5 ± 0.9 | 2.7 ± 1.0 | 0.07 |
HDL cholesterol, mmol/L | 1.3 ± 0.4 | 1.3 ± 0.4 | 1.2 (0.4 | < 0.01 |
ALT, U/L | 27 ± 22 | 24 ± 19 | 32 ± 24 | < 0.01 |
AST, U/L | 27 ± 17 | 25 ± 17 | 28 ± 18 | 0.01 |
Alkaline phosphatase, U/L | 79 ± 29 | 77 ± 27 | 82 ± 30 | 0.01 |
Bilirubin, direct, μmol/L | 3.08 ± 1.7 | 3.25 ± 1.7 | 2.91 ± 1.37 | 0.06 |
Bilirubin, total, μmol/L | 10.4 ± 8.6 | 10.6 ± 8.5 | 10.1 ± 8.6 | 0.1 |
Albumin, mmol/L | 0.6 ± 0.06 | 0.6 ± 0.06 | 0.6 ± 0.06 | 0.8 |
Platelet count/μL | 242901 ± 71174 | 240215 ± 70614 | 246303 ± 71813 | 0.1 |
Creatinine, μg/L | 97.3 ± 79 | 106.1 ± 79 | 97.3 ± 79 | 0.7 |
Serum glucose, mmol/L | 5.6 ± 1.9 | 5.3 ± 1.4 | 6.1 ± 2.3 | < 0.01 |
HbA1c, mmol/mol | 40 ± 1 | 38 ± 1 | 43 ± 1 | < 0.01 |
Vibration-controlled transient elastography | ||||
CAP, dB/m | 253 (214, 298) | 218 (191, 240) | 305 (281, 337) | < 0.01 |
LSM, kPa | 5.0 (4.1-6.5) | 4.8 (3.9-6.1) | 5.3 (4.3-6.9) | < 0.01 |
LSM ≥ 8 kPa | 135 (13) | 49 (9) | 86 (19) | < 0.01 |
LSM ≥ 12 kPa | 38 (4) | 12 (2) | 26 (6) | 0.001 |
- Citation: Hyatt AN, Kuchana SK, Vilar-Gomez E, Sterling RK, Naggie S, Heath SL, Price JC, Wilson LA, Crandall H, Gawrieh S, Chalasani N, Loomba R, Sulkowski MS, Desai AP, Lake JE. Poor sleep and hepatic steatosis contribute to poorer quality of life in people with human immunodeficiency virus. World J Gastroenterol 2025; 31(29): 109202
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- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v31.i29.109202