TABLE 1.
Characteristics of FHS participants according to quartile categories of the DASH score
| N | DASH Score |
P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
||
| 732 | 540 | 691 | 569 | ||
| Age, yr | 53.2 ± 0.3 | 54.6 ± 0.4 | 54.9 ± 0.3 | 55.3 ± 0.4 | 1.9 × 10−5 |
| Age range, yr | 32–82 | 32–84 | 32–87 | 34–89 | |
| Female, % (n) | 34 (249) | 53.9 (291) | 66.7 (461) | 71.9 (409) | 1.6 × 10−47 |
| Current smoker, % (n) | 14.2 (104) | 7.6 (41) | 7.1 (49) | 3.3 (19) | 1.5 × 10−11 |
| Physical activity levels | 34.5 ± 0.2 | 33.3 ± 0.2 | 33.3 ± 0.2 | 34 ± 0.2 | 0.03 |
| Energy intake, kcal/d | 2120 ± 23 | 1841 ± 27 | 1770 ± 24 | 1877 ± 26 | 9.0 × 10−16 |
| Alcohol, g/d | 4.8 ± 0.2 | 4 ± 0.2 | 3.9 ± 0.2 | 3.3 ± 0.2 | 2.8 × 10−9 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 29.3 ± 0.2 | 29.2 ± 0.2 | 27.8 ± 0.2 | 26.1 ± 0.2 | 9.0 × 10−30 |
| Annual family income > $75k/yr, % (n) | 59.1 (433) | 60.2 (325) | 64.8 (448) | 64.9 (369) | 6.8 × 10−4 |
| College education, % (n) | 53.1 (389) | 56.3 (304) | 64.7 (447) | 68.9 (392) | 1.6 × 10−10 |
| NAFLD status, % (n) | |||||
| No hepatic steatosis and fibrosis | 60.7 (444) | 61.5 (332) | 72.2 (499) | 79.4 (452) | |
| Hepatic steatosis without fibrosis | 29.4 (215) | 30.2 (163) | 19.7 (136) | 13.9 (79) | |
| Hepatic steatosis with fibrosis | 7.1 (52) | 4.8 (26) | 3.9 (27) | 1.4 (8) | |
| Hepatic fibrosis without steatosis | 2.9 (21) | 3.5 (19) | 4.2 (29) | 5.3 (30) | 1.5 × 10−6 |
| Fibrosis status, % (n) | |||||
| Hepatic fibrosis (LSM ≥ 8.2 kPa) | 10 (73) | 8.3 (45) | 8.1 (56) | 6.7 (38) | 0.04 |
| Advanced hepatic fibrosis (LSM ≥ 9.7 kPa) | 5.3 (39) | 5.6 (30) | 4.6 (32) | 3.2 (18) | 0.06 |
| Cirrhosis (LSM ≥ 13.6 kPa) | 2.2 (16) | 1.7 (9) | 1.9 (13) | 1.2 (7) | 0.26 |
Values are expressed as mean ± SE or proportion (n)