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

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the subjects with and without non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Variable	NAFLD	Non-NAFLD	t value	P value
Age (yr)	43.38 (0.42)	40.14 (0.35)	5.944	< 0.001
Gender, male/female (n)	598/93	685/572	203.663	< 0.001
BMI (kg/m2)	25.69 (0.09)	21.83 (0.07)	33.044	< 0.001
SBP (mmHg)	128.62 (0.6)	117.49 (0.43)	15.253	< 0.001
DBP (mmHg)	79.73 (0.36)	72.71 (0.27)	15.608	< 0.001
Hb (g/L)	151.3 (0.46)	141.62 (0.41)	15.679	< 0.001
PLT (× 109/L)	209.44 (2.12)	206.1 (1.5)	1.299	0.194
WBC (× 109/L)	6.48 (0.06)	5.91 (0.04)	8.294	< 0.001
SUA (μmol/L)	367.92 (3.45)	291.89 (2.32)	18.742	< 0.001
FPG (mmol/L)	5.01 (0.05)	4.59 (0.02)	8.019	< 0.001
TG (mmol/L)	2.47 (0.07)	1.3 (0.03)	15.096	< 0.001
TC (mmol/L)	4.94 (0.03)	4.6 (0.02)	8.128	< 0.001
LDL (mmol/L)	2.35 (0.03)	2.16 (0.03)	4.487	< 0.001
VLDL (mmol/L)	1.41 (0.03)	1.01 (0.02)	10.996	< 0.001
HLDL (mmol/L)	1.16 (0.01)	1.44 (0.01)	-20.396	< 0.001
ALT (U/L)	36.24 (0.9)	19.75 (0.41)	16.649	< 0.001
AST (U/L)	27.21 (0.43)	22.1 (0.25)	10.200	< 0.001
γ-GT (U/L)	49.97 (1.51)	25.56 (0.99)	13.512	< 0.001

NAFLD: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; 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.