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) |