Table 1.

Characteristics of the Study Population

	Male (n = 64), mean ± SD	Female (n = 136), mean ± SD	P
Age
48.56 ± 12.28	47.84 ± 12.51	48.92 ± 12.21	.565*
	49 (21-76)	49 (24-74)	50 (21-76)
Serum AST level (n: 10-37 U/L)
26.40 ± 26.55	26.44 ± 15.15	26.37 ± 30.92	.122**
	21 (13-267)	22 (14-94)	20 (13-267)
Serum ALT level (n: 10-37 U/L)
27.42 ± 31.81	28.47 ± 23.38	26.89 ± 35.41	.028**
	19.5 (4-292)	24 (9-169)	17 (4-292)
Serum GGT level (n: 0-55 U/L)
47.00 ± 73.57	49.06 ± 61.80	45.95 ± 79.14	.020**
	26 (9-613)	31 (12-360)	22 (9-613)
Serum total bilirubin level (n: 0.2-1.3 mg/dL)
0.70 ± 0.39	0.80 ± 0.38	0.65 ± 0.38	.005**
	0.59 (0.21-2.94)	0.68 (0.31-1.68)	0.56 (0.21-2.94)
Platelet
237.73 ± 66.79	219.60 ± 74.21	246.96 ± 60.98	.001**
	234.5 (98-526)	205.5 (98-526)	247 (134-478)
Fasting glucose (n: 75-115 mg/dL)
98.11 ± 24.79	97.63 ± 22.30	98.33 ± 26.02	.838**
	91 (58-229)	91.5 (79-199)	91 (58-229)
Cholesterol (n: 120-200 mg/dL)
220.09 ± 46.91	219.68 ± 45.15	220.30 ± 48.40	.986**
	212 (131-366)	217 (135-322)	212 (131-366)
Triglyceride (n: 40-165 mg/dL)
173.76 ± 118.63	168.77 ± 75.02	177.36 ± 143.10	.454**
	142 (44-753)	146 (60-337)	139.5 (44-753)
HDL (n: 40-60 mg/dL)
49.81 ± 11.79	45.05 ± 9.46	52.38 ± 12.23	.027**
	50 (32-82)	44.5 (32-66)	53 (33-82)

Data are mean ± SD with median (range).* Mann-Whitney U-test,** Student’s t-test.

ALT, alanine aminotrasnferase; AST, aspartate aminotrasnferase; GGT, gamma glutamyl transpeptidase; HDL, high-density lipoprotein.