Table 1.
Distribution of potential confounding factors of participants grouped by NAFLD status at baseline
| Male | Female | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-NAFLD | NAFLD | P value | Non-NAFLD | NAFLD | P value | |
| Sample size | 3630 | 1597 | 5308 | 665 | ||
| Age | 43.14 ± 14.73 | 51.11 ± 13.89 | <0.001 | 40.65 ± 12.61 | 54.11 ± 13.29 | <0.001 |
| BMI | 23.47 ± 3.08 | 27.38 ± 2.82 | <0.001 | 22.83 ± 3.06 | 27.35 ± 3.23 | <0.001 |
| SBP | 120.81 ± 19.06 | 135.42 ± 19.49 | <0.001 | 115.94 ± 17.67 | 136.09 ± 21.31 | <0.001 |
| GLO | 27.44 ± 4.00 | 28.19 ± 4.30 | <0.001 | 27.81 ± 3.93 | 29.54 ± 4.41 | <0.001 |
| ALB | 46.35 ± 2.46 | 46.59 ± 2.40 | <0.001 | 46.02 ± 2.40 | 45.78 ± 2.56 | 0.019 |
| BUN | 4.86 ± 1.26 | 5.32 ± 1.22 | <0.001 | 4.51 ± 1.16 | 4.92 ± 1.22 | <0.001 |
| CREA | 77.56 ± 14.39 | 83.81 ± 14.09 | <0.001 | 70.28 ± 10.12 | 70.98 ± 10.59 | 0.096 |
| GLU | 5.01 ± 0.93 | 5.56 ± 1.30 | <0.001 | 4.90 ± 0.81 | 5.73 ± 1.47 | <0.001 |
| CHOL | 4.89 ± 0.94 | 5.32 ± 0.95 | <0.001 | 4.88 ± 0.97 | 5.55 ± 1.04 | <0.001 |
| TG | 1.13 ± 0.87 | 2.06 ± 1.51 | <0.001 | 0.99 ± 0.79 | 1.91 ± 1.39 | <0.001 |
| HDL-C | 1.38 ± 0.33 | 1.23 ± 0.31 | <0.001 | 1.47 ± 0.32 | 1.35 ± 0.32 | <0.001 |
| LDL-C | 2.76 ± 0.73 | 3.12 ± 0.71 | <0.001 | 2.69 ± 0.74 | 3.22 ± 0.77 | <0.001 |
| Hemoglobin | 142.43 ± 14.85 | 151.64 ± 13.22 | <0.001 | 134.20 ± 11.51 | 138.62 ± 10.96 | <0.001 |
| MCH | 29.85 ± 1.93 | 29.98 ± 1.70 | 0.004 | 29.51 ± 2.10 | 29.41 ± 2.06 | 0.275 |
| RDW-SD | 41.41 ± 2.58 | 41.49 ± 2.46 | 0.232 | 41.35 ± 2.52 | 41.28 ± 2.30 | 0.498 |
| WBC | 6.30 ± 1.50 | 7.08 ± 1.57 | <0.001 | 6.14 ± 1.47 | 6.95 ± 1.62 | <0.001 |
| PDW | 12.30 ± 1.72 | 12.30 ± 1.70 | 0.977 | 12.31 ± 1.72 | 12.16 ± 1.57 | 0.032 |
| MPV | 10.41 ± 0.82 | 10.35 ± 0.80 | 0.001 | 10.46 ± 0.81 | 10.32 ± 0.76 | <0.001 |
| PCT | 0.25 ± 0.08 | 0.25 ± 0.07 | 0.797 | 0.26 ± 0.09 | 0.27 ± 0.06 | <0.001 |
The abbreviations of the variables: GD = gallstones; BMI = body mass index; SBP = systolic blood pressure; GLO = serum globulins; ALB = serum albumin; BUN = blood urea nitrogen; CREA = serum creatinine; GLU = total glucose; TC = Total cholesterol; TG = triglycerides; LDL = low-density lipoprotein; HDL = high-density lipoprotein; Hb = Hemoglobin; MCH = mean corpuscular hemoglobin; RDW = Red blood cell distribution width; WBC = white blood cell; PDW = Platelet distribution width; MPV = mean platelet volume; PCT = Thrombocytocri.