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. 2023 Aug 28;16(6):548–558. doi: 10.1159/000533626

Table 2.

Demographic and biochemical characteristics of MAFLD with renal insufficiency in overweight/obese adults in 2021

Characteristics Before PSM After PSM with gender and age
renal insufficiency (n = 4,715) normal renal function (n = 9,209) p value renal insufficiency (n = 3,924) normal renal function (n = 3,924) p value
eGFR, mL/min/1.73 m2 79.9 (72.2, 85.4) 101.0 (95.5, 107.4) <0.001 80.7 (73.5, 85.8) 101.0 (95.5, 107.4) <0.001
Scr, μmol/L 90.0 (81.4, 97.1) 72.0 (63.0, 79.6) <0.001 91.5 (84.0, 98.1) 72.0 (63.0, 79.6) <0.001
Gender (male), n (%) 3,232 (68.5) 7,704 (83.7) <0.001 2,354 (60.0) 2,354 (60.0)
Age, years 47 (36, 57) 45 (35, 54) <0.001 44 (35, 56) 45 (35, 54) 0.673
BMI, kg/m2 31.3 (29.4, 34.2) 25.8 (24.7, 26.9) <0.001 31.4 (29.4, 34.3) 25.8 (24.7, 26.9) <0.001
Metabolic abnormalities
 Elevated SBP, n (%) 2,474 (52.5) 4,195 (45.5) <0.001 1,980 (50.5) 1,774 (45.2) <0.001
 Elevated DBP, n (%) 2,245 (47.6) 4,132 (44.9) 0.002 1,864 (47.5) 1,747 (44.5) <0.001
 Elevated FBG, n (%) 1,830 (38.8) 3,279 (35.6) <0.001 1,431 (36.5) 1,712 (43.6) <0.001
 Elevated TG, n (%) 2,938 (62.3) 5,381 (58.4) <0.001 2,433 (62.0) 2,216 (56.5) <0.001
 Elevated TC, n (%) 1,263 (26.8) 2,223 (24.1) 0.001 1,022 (26.0) 977 (24.8) <0.001
 Reduced HDL-C, n (%) 2,534 (53.7) 3,488 (37.9) <0.001 2,008 (51.2) 1,646 (41.9) <0.001
 Elevated LDL-C, n (%) 1,778 (37.7) 3,264 (35.4) 0.008 1,465 (37.3) 1,428 (36.4) <0.001
 Elevated UA, n (%) 2,459 (52.1) 3,018 (32.7) <0.001 2,072 (52.8) 1,033 (26.3) <0.001
ALT, IU/L 23 (18, 30) 24 (19, 35) <0.001 23 (18, 30) 24 (19, 35) <0.001
Elevated ALT, n (%) 492 (10.3) 1,651 (17.9) <0.001 433 (11.0) 644 (16.4) <0.001
FIB-4 1.13 (0.80, 1.58) 0.84 (0.59, 1.20) <0.001 1.06 (0.77, 1.50) 0.84 (0.59, 1.20) <0.001
Fibrosis (FIB-4 ≥1.3), n (%) 1,836 (38.9) 1,850 (20.1) <0.001 1,278 (32.6) 817 (20.8) <0.001
 FIB-4 <1.3, n (%) 2,879 (61.1) 7,359 (79.9) <0.001 2,541 (64.8) 3,097 (78.9) <0.001
 1.3≤ FIB-4 <2.67, n (%) 1,623 (34.4) 1,715 (18.6) 1,236 (31.5) 765 (19.5)
 FIB-4 ≥2.67 (%), n (%) 213 (4.5) 135 (1.5) 147 (3.7) 62 (1.6)

Elevated SBP: ≥130 mm Hg. Elevated DBP: ≥ 85 mm Hg. Elevated FBG: ≥5.6 mmol/L. Elevated TG: ≥1.7 mmol/L. Elevated TC: ≥5.2 mmol/L. Reduced HDL-C: <1.0 mmol/L for men and <1.3 mmol/L for women. Elevated LDL-C: ≥3.1 mmol/L. Elevated UA: ≥416 μmol/L for men and ≥357 μmol/L for women. Elevated ALT: >40 IU/L.