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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 7, 2026; 32(21): 118057
Published online Jun 7, 2026. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v32.i21.118057
Table 1 General characteristics of participants in the study

Overall, n = 7871
Non-MASLD, n = 6155 (78.20%)
MASLD, n = 1716 (21.80%)
Age (year)47.27 ± 12.4446.67 ± 12.3949.42 ± 12.37
Sex
    Male2920 (37.10)2150 (34.93)770 (44.87)
    Female4951 (62.90)4005 (65.07)946 (55.13)
Education
    Less than high school3149 (40.01)2388 (38.80)761 (44.35)
    Completed high school1872 (23.78)1477 (24.00)395 (23.02)
    Beyond high school2850 (36.21)2290 (37.21)560 (32.63)
Smoking
    Never6809 (86.51)5356 (87.02)1453 (84.67)
    Previous248 (3.15)198 (3.22)50 (2.91)
    Current814 (10.34)601 (9.76)213 (12.41)
Physical exercise
    No exercise3563 (45.27)2756 (44.78)807 (47.03)
    Low intensity exercise2352 (29.88)1846 (29.99)506 (29.49)
    Moderate intensity exercise1027 (13.05)815 (13.24)212 (12.35)
    High intensity exercise929 (11.80)738 (11.99)191 (11.13)
BMI (kg/m2)23.66 ± 3.3722.87 ± 2.9426.51 ± 3.31
Abused drink
    No7701 (97.84)5985 (97.24)1716 (100.00)
    Yes170 (2.16)170 (2.76)0 (0.00)
CAP (dB/m)239.10 ± 50.42218.45 ± 32.17313.17 ± 30.56
LSM (kPa)5.55 ± 1.815.36 ± 1.666.25 ± 2.13
WC (cm)80.24 ± 9.9477.96 ± 8.9488.41 ± 9.02
TG (mmol/L)1.41 ± 1.381.22 ± 1.052.08 ± 2.06
TC (mmol/L)5.32 ± 0.205.31 ± 0.205.36 ± 0.19
HDL-C (mmol/L)1.45 ± 0.331.49 ± 0.331.28 ± 0.30
LDL-C (mmol/L)3.00 ± 0.732.94 ± 0.723.19 ± 0.75
RC (mmol/L)0.93 ± 0.500.87 ± 0.441.12 ± 0.63
Non-HDL-C (mmol/L)3.92 ± 1.033.82 ± 0.994.31 ± 1.06
HOMA-IR3.27 ± 5.442.28 ± 4.535.03 ± 7.63
hs-CRP (mg/L)1.95 ± 4.741.65 ± 4.823.01 ± 4.28
Hypertension
    No5912 (75.92)4797 (78.92)1115 (65.24)
    Yes1875 (24.08)1281 (21.08)594 (34.76)
Diabetes
    No6493 (82.49)5336 (86.69)1157 (67.42)
    Yes1378 (17.51)819 (13.31)559 (32.58)
Fibrosis
    No7387 (93.85)5903 (95.91)1484 (86.48)
    Yes484 (6.15)252 (4.09)232 (13.52)
Sleep 7-8 hours/day4766 (60.55)3739 (60.75)1027 (59.85)
Early chronotype5508 (69.98)4348 (70.64)1160 (67.60)
Never/rarely insomnia5981 (75.99)4679 (76.02)1302 (75.87)
No apnea symptoms7695 (97.76)6039 (98.12)1656 (96.50)
No excessive daytime sleepiness2549 (32.38)1996 (32.43)553 (32.23)
HSS
    0-21625 (20.65)1254 (20.37)371 (21.62)
    32512 (31.91)1941 (31.54)571 (33.28)
    42631 (33.43)2089 (33.94)542 (31.59)
    51103 (14.01)871 (14.15)232 (13.52)


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