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. 2013 Aug 28;12:124. doi: 10.1186/1475-2840-12-124

Table 1.

Subject characteristics

 
Without NAFLD
With NAFLD
Variables Total
Non-CAD
CAD
Total
Non-CAD
CAD
N = 183 N = 47 N = 136 N = 70 N = 27 N = 43
Sex(Male/Female)
121/62
23/24
98/38
43/27
16/11
27/16
Age, years
67.2 ± 10.0
64.6 ± 9.9
68.2 ± 9.9*
63.9 ± 9.9#
61.3 ± 7.7
65.5 ± 10.9
Body mass index, kg/m2
23.9 ± 3.1
24.0 ± 3.5
23.9 ± 2.9
26.5 ± 3.7##
26.5 ± 4.9
26.5 ± 2.8
Waist circumference, cm
88.4 ± 9.3
86.7 ± 9.8
88.9 ± 9.0
95.4 ± 9.3##
96.6 ± 11.7
94.7 ± 7.6
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg
130.0
130.0
130.0
140.0
140.0
140.0
(120.0-148.0)
(119.0-150.0)
(120.0-147.8)
(128.8-151.5)#
(120.0-150.0)
(130.0-153.0)
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg
80.0
80.0
80.0
80.0
80.0
80.0
 
(70.0-80.0)
(70.0-85.0)
(70.0-80.0)
(71.8-90.0)##
(70.0-85.0)
(72.0-90.0)
Fasting plasma glucose, mmol/L
5.3(4.9-6.1)
5.3(5.0-5.9)
5.3(4.9-6.1)
5.8(5.2-7.2)##
5.6(5.1-6.6)
5.9(5.4-7.7)
2 h postprandial glucose, mmol/L
7.9(6.4-10.7)
7.5(6.1-9.3)
8.0(6.5-11.5)*
10.4(8.2-12.9)##
9.7(7.9-12.9)
11.3(8.2-12.9)
HbA1c,%
6.1(5.7-6.5)
5.9(5.6-6.3)
6.2(5.8-6.6)
6.5(5.9-7.6)##
6.3(5.7-7.1)
6.6(6.2-7.9)
HOMA-IR
3.8(2.4-5.3)
3.7(2.4-5.4)
3.9(2.4-5.3)
6.0(3.7-7.2)##
5.9(3.7-6.4)
6.6(3.7-9.2)
Total cholesterol, mmol/L
4.3 ± 1.0
4.6 ± 1.1
4.2 ± 1.0*
4.7 ± 1.3#
4.5 ± 1.4
4.8 ± 1.2
Triglyceride, mmol/L
1.4(1.0-1.9)
1.4(0.9-2.0)
1.4(1.0-1.8)
2.2(1.4-3.1)##
1.7(1.3-2.4)
2.6(1.6-3.7)*
HDL-c, mmol/L
1.1 ± 0.3
1.2 ± 0.3
1.1 ± 0.3*
1.0 ± 0.3##
1.0 ± 0.3
1.0 ± 0.3
LDL-c, mmol/L
2.9 ± 1.0
3.0 ± 0.9
2.9 ± 1.0
3.1 ± 1.0
3.1 ± 1.0
3.2 ± 1.0
C-reactive protein, mg/L
1.2(0.5-3.1)
1.0(0.4-3.0)
1.2(0.5-3.3)
2.3(1.0-6.9)##
1.6(0.7-6.3)
2.5(1.1-7.6)
FGF21, pg/mL
273.3
256.1
277.8
388.0
321.5
415.5
(164.9-383.7)
(150.6-351.9)
(171.1-406.6)*
(253.0-655.4)##
(239.1-497.6)
(258.0-693.7)*
Smoker n (%)
82(44.8)
16(34.0)
66(48.5)
31(44.3)
12(44.4)
19(44.2)
Metabolic syndrome and its components
  Abdominal obesity n (%)
93(50.8)
22(46.8)
71(52.2)
55(78.6)##
21(77.8)
34(79.1)
  Hypertriglyceridemia n (%)
87(47.5)
20(42.6)
67(49.3)
50(71.4)##
14(51.9)
36(83.7)**
  Low HDL-c n (%)
73(39.9)
15(31.9)
58(42.6)
41(58.6)#
14(51.9)
27(62.8)
  Hypertension n (%)
160(87.4)
41(87.2)
119(87.5)
63(90.0)
23(85.2)
40(93.0)
  Hyperglycemia n (%)
105(57.4)
25(53.2)
80(58.8)
56(80.0)##
21(77.8)
35(81.4)
  Metabolic syndrome n (%)
105(57.4)
24(51.1)
81(59.6)
63(90.0)##
23(85.2)
40(93.0)
Dyslipidemia n (%) 142(77.6) 34(72.3) 108(79.4) 68(97.1)## 25(92.6) 43(100.0)

Data were expressed as mean ± SD or median (interquartile range). For both the non-NAFLD and NAFLD groups: *P < 0.05 CAD vs. non-CAD; **P < 0.01 CAD vs. non-CAD. For the total subjects with and without NAFLD: #P < 0.05 NAFLD vs. non-NAFLD; ##P < 0.01 NAFLD vs. non-NAFLD.