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. 2023 Oct 29;15(10):e47896. doi: 10.7759/cureus.47896

Table 1. Descriptive information of the study population.

Variables n (%)
Age, in years (Mean ± SD) 49.41 ± 14.80
< 21 7 (1.4)
21–30 50 (10)
31–40 87 (17.4)
41–50 114 (22.8)
51–60 140 (28)
61–70 61 (12.2)
> 70 41 (8.2)
Gender  
Female 300 (60)
Male 200 (40)
Nationality  
Saudi 349 (69.9)
Non-Saudi 150 (30.1)
Marital status  
Single 125 (25.2)
Married 345 (69.4)
Divorced 9 (1.8)
Widow/widower 18 (3.6)
BMI (Mean ± SD) 29.43 ± 6.61
Underweight 12 (2.4)
Normal weight 109 (22.1)
Overweight 176 (35.6)
Obese I 114 (23.1)
Obese II 48 (9.7)
Obese III 35 (7.1)
Smoking status  
No 445 (90.4)
Yes 47 (9.6)
Fatty liver based on physician diagnosis  
No 467 (93.4)
Yes 33 (6.6)
Fatty liver based on imaging results  
Normal 248 (49.6)
Fatty liver 67 (13.4)
Mild fatty liver 82 (16.4)
Mild to moderate fatty liver 9 (1.8)
Moderate fatty liver 52 (10.4)
Moderate to severe fatty liver 19 (3.8)
Severe fatty liver 21 (4.2)
Unclear classification 2 (0.4)
Medical history  
Hypertension 167 (33.4)
Coronary artery disease or myocardial infarction 20 (4)
Dyslipidemia 147 (29.4)
Type 2 diabetes mellitus 157 (31.4)
Hypothyroidism 67 (13.4)
FIB-4 index (Mean ± SD) 0.94 ± 0.72
Low 409 (81.8)
Indeterminate 78 (15.6)
High 13 (2.6)