Transient elastography with controlled attenuation parameter for the diagnosis of colorectal polyps in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Table 1 Comparison of general information between the case and control groups

Parameters	Case group	Control group	P value
Number of Patients	120	52	NS
Male patients (%)	76 (63)	26 (50)	NS
Age (yr)	58 (48, 64)	53 (46, 62)	NS
BMI (kg/m2)	25.58 (23.97, 28.12)	25.01 (22.98, 26.85)	NS
TC (mmol/L)	4.81 (3.99, 314)	4.86 (4.05, 5.13)	NS
LDL-C (mmol/L)	3.03 (2.38, 3.77)	3.08 (2.14, 3.42)	NS
TG (mmol/L)	1.74 (1.14, 2.38)	1.05 (0.74, 1.45)	< 0.05
CAP (dB/m)	282 (247, 314)	254 (235, 282)	< 0.05

BMI: Body mass index; TC: Total cholesterol; LDL-C: Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG: Triglyceride; CAP: Controlled attenuation parameter; NS: Not significant. P > 0.05.