Table 3.
Anthropometric and body composition characteristics of participants in the case-control groups.
| Control Group | MASLD | p-Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight (kg) (Mean ± SD) | 79.57 ± 11.5 | 89.98 ± 15.8 | 0.000 | |||
| Waist circumference (cm) (Mean ± SD) | 100.95 ± 11.37 | 112.83 ± 12.95 | 0.000 | |||
| N | (%) | N | (%) | |||
| Body Mass Index (BMI) | 30.05 | (5.4) | 35.04 | (6.4) | 0.000 | |
| BMI categories | Normal body weight | 8 | (13.3) | 4 | (6.7) | 0.000 |
| Overweight | 22 | (36.7) | 4 | (6.7) | ||
| Obesity | 30 | (50.0) | 52 | (86.7) | ||
| Waist Circumference Categories | Low risk | 9 | (15.0) | 1 | (1.7) | 0.000 |
| Elevated risk | 24 | (40.0) | 10 | (16.7) | ||
| High Risk | 27 | (45.0) | 49 | (81.7) | ||
| Fat Mass Categories | Low | 1 | (1.7) | 0 | (0.0) | 0.070 |
| Normal | 4 | (6.7) | 4 | (6.7) | ||
| High | 8 | (13.3) | 1 | (1.7) | ||
| Very High | 47 | (78.3) | 55 | (91.7) | ||
| Muscle Mass Category | Low | 38 | (63.3) | 47 | (78.3) | 0.12 |
| Normal | 11 | (18.3) | 5 | (8.3) | ||
| High | 5 | (8.3) | 2 | (3.3) | ||
| Very high | 6 | (10.0) | 6 | (10.0) | ||
| Visceral Fat Categories | Normal | 33 | (55.0) | 15 | (25.0) | 0.008 |
| High | 25 | (41.7) | 40 | (66.7) | ||
| Very High | 2 | (3.3) | 4 | (8.3) | ||
| Visceral obesity | No | 12 | (20.0) | 3 | (5.0) | 0.013 |
| Yes | 48 | (80.0) | 57 | (95.0) | ||
| Sarcopenia | No | 8 | (13.0) | 6 | (10.0) | 0.57 |
| Yes | 52 | (86.7) | 54 | (90.0) | ||
| Sarcopenic-obesity | No | 16 | (26.7) | 7 | (11.7) | 0.037 |
| Yes | 44 | (73.3) | 53 | (88.3) | ||