Table 2.
Clinical and metabolic characteristics of women
Values are presented as mean ± SD or number (%).
GB, gallbladder; BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HDL-C, high density lipoprotein-cholesterol; LDL-C, low density lipoprotein-cholesterol; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; FFA, free fatty acid; CRP, C-reactive protein; HOMA-IR, insulin resistance assessed by homeostasis model assessment; MS, metabolic syndrome.
aLog-transformed values were used for comparison.
bCurrent or past smoker.
c> 180 g/wk.
dAny degree of fatty infiltration on ultrasonography.
