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. 2024 May 3;69(7):2430–2436. doi: 10.1007/s10620-024-08437-2

Table 1.

Characteristics of the study population (N = 344)

Variable Category N (%)
Age
mean ± sd (yrs) 51.14 (± 11.31)
≤ 50 years 154 (44.8)
> 50 years 190 (55.2)
Gender
Female 194 (56.4)
Male 150 (43.6)
Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 120 (34.9)
Non-Hispanic Black 139 (40.4)
Hispanic 59 (17.2)
Other 26 (7.5)
Smoking status
Never 214 (62.2)
Former 89 (25.9)
Current 39 (11.3)
Missing 2 (0.6)
Alcohol drinking status
Never/rarely 115 (33.4)
Former 30 (8.7)
Current 195 (56.7)
Missing 4 (1.2)
BMI, mean ± sd (kg/m2) 31.63 (± 6.33)
Diabetes 63 (18.3)
Hypertension 132 (38.4)
Triglycerides, mean ± sd (mg/dL) 135.46(± 90.12)
LDL, mean ± sd (mg/dL) 114.02(± 36.56)
HDL, mean ± sd (mg/dL) 52.14(± 20.04)
FIB-4, mean ± sd 1.03(± 0.50)
AST, mean ± sd (IU/L) 27.17(± 13.79)
ALT, mean ± sd (IU/L) 25.18(± 11.69)
LSM, mean ± sd 5.13 (± 2.33)
CAP, mean ± sd 267.13 (± 64.71)