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. 2025 Dec 26;31:97. doi: 10.1186/s40001-025-03707-9

Table 2.

Distribution of LE8 components and depressive symptoms in NAFLD

Variable Total (n = 8908) non-NAFLD
(n = 5002)
NAFLD
(n = 3906)
Statistic P
LE8 score, n (%) χ2 = 1624.76  < 0.001
 Low (0–49) 1012 (10.10) 190 (3.03) 822 (19.46)
 Moderate (50–79) 5516 (65.29) 2928 (57.50) 2588 (75.60)
 High (80–100) 1737 (24.62) 1589 (39.47) 148 (4.94)
 LE8 score, M (Q₁, Q₃) 69.38(59.38, 79.38) 76.25 (66.88, 84.38) 61.25 (52.50, 69.38) Z = -18.58  < 0.001
Health behavior score, n (%) χ2 = 225.10  < 0.001
 Low (0–49) 1698 (16.73) 817 (14.02) 881 (20.24)
 Moderate (50–79) 4538 (50.26) 2424 (46.56) 2114 (55.04)
 High (80–100) 2646 (33.01) 1750 (39.43) 896 (24.72)
 Health behavior score, M (Q₁, Q₃) 70.00 (55.00, 81.25) 73.75 (57.50, 86.25) 67.50 (51.25, 78.75) Z = -8.64  < 0.001
Health factor score, n (%) χ2 = 2834.25  < 0.001
 Low (0–49) 1451 (14.76) 195 (2.80) 1256 (30.56)
 Moderate (50–79) 4358 (51.43) 2196 (41.43) 2162 (64.63)
 High (80–100) 2479 (33.81) 2326 (55.76) 153 (4.81)
 Health factor score, M (Q₁, Q₃) 70.00 (56.25, 82.50) 82.50 (70.00, 92.50) 57.50 (46.25, 67.50) Z = -18.58  < 0.001
HEI-2015 diet score, n (%) χ2 = 183.82  < 0.001
 Low (0–49) 4278 (48.98) 2174 (43.73) 2104 (55.76)
 Moderate (50–79) 2223 (24.46) 1254 (24.46) 969 (24.45)
 High (80–100) 2407 (26.56) 1574 (31.80) 833 (19.79)
 HEI-2015 diet score, M (Q₁, Q₃) 50.00 (25.00, 80.00) 50.00 (25.00, 80.00) 25.00 (0.00, 50.00) Z = -8.01  < 0.001
Physical activity score, n (%) χ2 = 61.64  < 0.001
 Low (0–49) 3014 (29.47) 1524 (26.26) 1490 (33.62)
 Moderate (50–79) 404 (4.90) 229 (4.70) 175 (5.15)
 High (80–100) 5490 (65.63) 3249 (69.04) 2241 (61.23)
 Physical activity score, M (Q₁, Q₃) 100.00 (20.00, 100.00) 100.00 (40.00, 100.00) 100.00 (0.00, 100.00) Z = -5.71  < 0.001
Nicotine exposure score, n (%) χ2 = 90.64  < 0.001
 Low (0–49) 1426 (15.41) 809 (15.67) 617 (15.06)
 Moderate (50–79) 2068 (23.33) 981 (19.62) 1087 (28.12)
 High (80–100) 5411 (61.27) 3210 (64.71) 2201 (56.82)
 Nicotine exposure score, M (Q₁, Q₃) 100.00 (75.00, 100.00) 100.00 (75.00, 100.00) 100.00 (75.00, 100.00) Z = -5.10  < 0.001
Sleep health score, n (%) χ2 = 53.91  < 0.001
 Low (0–49) 1568 (14.66) 792 (12.36) 776 (17.63)
 Moderate (50–79) 1820 (19.61) 1015 (19.29) 805 (20.02)
 High (80–100) 5497 (65.74) 3186 (68.35) 2311 (62.36)
 Sleep health score, M (Q₁, Q₃) 100.00 (70.00, 100.00) 100.00 (70.00, 100.00) 100.00 (70.00, 100.00) Z = -4.77  < 0.001
Body mass index score, n (%) χ2 = 5052.97  < 0.001
 Low (0–49) 3429 (37.69) 385 (6.92) 3044 (77.40)
 Moderate (50–79) 2945 (33.08) 2116 (41.90) 829 (21.69)
 High (80–100) 2534 (29.23) 2501 (51.18) 33 (0.91)
 Body mass index score, M (Q₁, Q₃) 70.00 (30.00, 100.00) 100.00 (70.00, 100.00) 30.00 (15.00, 30.00) Z = -20.63  < 0.001
Blood lipids score, n (%) χ2 = 359.77  < 0.001
 Low (0–49) 2950 (33.22) 1277 (25.43) 1673 (43.27)
 Moderate (50–79) 2002 (23.26) 1135 (23.52) 867 (22.92)
 High (80–100) 3956 (43.52) 2590 (51.05) 1366 (33.81)
 Blood lipids score, M (Q₁, Q₃) 60.00 (40.00, 100.00) 80.00 (40.00, 100.00) 60.00 (40.00, 80.00) Z = -12.03  < 0.001
Blood glucose score, n (%) χ2 = 621.30  < 0.001
 Low (0–49) 1295 (11.45) 420 (5.84) 875 (18.87)
 Moderate (50–79) 1701 (17.24) 762 (12.56) 939 (23.44)
 High (80–100) 5527 (71.31) 3672 (81.60) 1855 (57.69)
 Blood glucose score, M (Q₁, Q₃) 100.00 (60.00, 100.00) 100.00 (100.00, 100.00) 100.00 (60.00, 100.00) Z = -12.97  < 0.001
Blood pressure score, n (%) χ2 = 412.85  < 0.001
 Low (0–49) 2259 (21.55) 1012 (15.84) 1247 (28.89)
 Moderate (50–79) 2575 (30.60) 1308 (27.06) 1267 (35.16)
 High (80–100) 3821 (47.85) 2539 (57.10) 1282 (35.95)
 Blood pressure score, M (Q₁, Q₃) 75.00 (50.00, 100.00) 80.00 (50.00, 100.00) 55.00 (30.00, 80.00) Z = -12.13  < 0.001
Depressive symptoms, n (%) χ2 = 99.11  < 0.001
 Normal 6469 (79.94) 3785 (83.64) 2684 (75.24)
 Mild depression 1178 (13.80) 572 (11.87) 606 (16.26)
 Moderate depression 391 (4.07) 171 (3.00) 220 (5.43)
 Severe depression 147 (1.61) 60 (1.12) 87 (2.24)
 Very severe depression 57 (0.57) 24 (0.37) 33 (0.83)
 Depressive symptoms, M (Q₁, Q₃) 1.00 (0.00, 4.00) 1.00 (0.00, 3.00) 2.00 (0.00, 4.00) Z = -5.19  < 0.001

t t test, M Median, Q1 1st Quartile, Q3 3st Quartile; Z Mann–Whitney test, χ2 chi-square test