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. 2025 Feb 19;57(3):635–646. doi: 10.1038/s41588-025-02089-2

Table 2.

Participant characteristics in the replication cohorts

Sub-group Children replication cohort Adult replication cohort
General population (n = 407) Obesity clinic (n = 590) GALA–ALD/HP (n = 558)
Age, mean (s.d.), years 12 (3) 12 (3) 56 (10)
Female sex, no. (%) 259 (64) 320 (54) 148 (73)
Male sex, no. (%) 148 (36) 270 (46) 410 (27)
BMI, mean (s.d.), kg m−2 17.7 (2.3) 26.9 (5.4) 27.2 (5)
BMI-SDS, mean (s.d.) −0.08 (0.8) 2.76 (0.75) NA
Tanner stage 1/2–5, no. (%) 83/214 (28/72) 149/259 (37/63) NA
ALT, U l−1 20 (17–23) 22 (18–30) 28 (21–42)
AST, U l−1 25 (21–32) 26 (21.7–31) 30 (24–46)
GGT, U l−1 16 (13–19) 16 (13–20) 48 (25–136)
Glucose, mmol l−1 5 (4.7–5.2) 5.1 (4.8–5.4) 6 (5.5–6.6)
Insulin, pmol l−1 52.9 (35.4–69.3) 78.5 (53.8–124.1) NA
HbA1c, mmol mol−1 34 (31–35) 34 (32–36) 36 (33–39)
Triglycerides, mmol l−1 0.6 (0.5–0.8) 0.9 (0.6–1.4) 1.2 (0.9–1.8)
Total cholesterol, mmol l−1 3.9 (3.4–4.3) 4.2 (3.7–4.7) 5 (4.4–5.9)
LDL cholesterol, mmol l−1 2 (1.7–2.4) 2.4 (2–2.9) 3 (2.3–3.6)
HDL cholesterol, mmol l−1 1.5 (1.3–1.7) 1.2 (1–1.4) 1.3 (1.1–1.7)
Abstaining from alcohol at time of inclusion, no. (%) NA NA 197 (35)
Statin use prior time of inclusion, no. (%) NA NA 97 (17)
Steatosis 0/1/2/3, no. NA NA 373/79/70/36
Inflammatory activity 0/1/2/3/4/5, no. NA NA 290/90/78/50/28/22
Fibrosis stage 0–1/2/3/4, no. NA NA 367/102/26/63

GALA–ALD/HP, gut and liver axis–alcohol-related liver disease/healthy participants. Data are shown as median (interquartile range) unless otherwise noted.