Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of study participants in relation to the presence of Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (N = 181)
| Variable | Frequency (%) or median (IQR) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All patients (n = 181) | NAFLD present (n = 55) | NAFLD absent (n = 126) | ||
| Sex | 0.57 | |||
| Male | 54 (29.8) | 18 (32.7) | 36 (28.6) | |
| Female | 127 (70.2) | 37 (67.3) | 90 (71.4) | |
| Age (years): < 30 | 1 (0.5) | 1 (1.8) | 0 | α |
| 30–40 | 16 (8.8) | 3 (5.4) | 13 (10.3) | 0.29 |
| 41–50 | 30 (16.5) | 6 (10.9) | 24 (19.0) | 0.18 |
| 51–60 | 55 (30.4) | 20 (36.3) | 35 (27.8) | 0.25 |
| 61–70 | 58 (32.0) | 21 (38.2) | 37 (29.4) | 0.24 |
| > 70 | 21 (11.6) | 4 (7.3) | 17 (13.5) | 0.23 |
| BMI (kg/m2): Overweight (25–29.9) | 31 (17.1) | 6 (10.9) | 25 (19.8) | 0.14 |
| Obesity class I (30 to 34.9) | 76 (41.9) | 18 (32.7) | 58 (46.0) | 0.09 |
| Obesity class II (35–39.9) | 50 (27.6) | 19 (34.6) | 31 (24.6) | 0.17 |
| Obesity class III (≥40) | 24 (13.3) | 12 (21.8) | 12 (9.5) | 0.03 |
| Residence | 0.12 | |||
| Urban | 93 (52.4) | 33 (60.0) | 60 (47.6) | |
| Rural | 88 (48.6) | 22 (40.0) | 66 (52.4) | |
| Underlying condition | ||||
| Hypertension | 131 (72.4) | 44 (80.0) | 87 (69.0) | 0.13 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 80 (44.2) | 30 (54.5) | 50 (39.7) | 0.06 |
| Hypertension and diabetes mellitus | 74 (40.9) | 28 (50.9) | 46 (36.5) | 0.07 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 134 (122–146) | 141 (126–153) | 13 3 (121–143) | 0.05 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 83 (73–89) | 86 (74–90) | 81.5 (72.0–88.0) | 0.16 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 103.5 (98–113.5) | 109 (99–121) | 102 (97–112) | 0.006 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 1.4 (1.0–1.9) | 1.9 (1.2–2.3) | 1.2 (0.9–1.6) | < 0.001 |
| High-density lipoproteins (mmol/L) | 1.1 (0.9–1.4) | 1.0 (0.8–1.3) | 1.1 (0.9–1.4) | 0.03 |
| Fasting blood glucose (mmol/L) | 5.8 (5.2–6.8) | 6.4 (5.6–7.9) | 5.6 (5.2–6.3) | < 0.001 |
| Uric acid (μmol/L) | 381.4 (310.6–447.8) | 426 (335.7–532.0) | 372.4 (295.8–423.1) | < 0.001 |
| Triglyceride-glucose index | 8.8 (8.4–9.2) | 9.2 (8.8–9.5) | 8.6 (8.4–8.9) | < 0.001 |
| Triglyceride-glucose index-BMI | 293.4 (268.6–324.7) | 320.2 (289.1–354.6) | 286.4 (266.1–312.3) | < 0.001 |
IQR Interquartile range, NAFLD Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, BMI Body mass index
α Not computed because of zero observation