Table 2.
Assessment of risk factors stratified according to severity of fatty liver (FL)
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n = 2 205 |
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| Risk factors | Non FL 1 428 (70.5%) | Mild FL 294 (14.5%) | Moderate FL 228 (11.3%) | Severe FL 75 (3.7%) |
| Age (yr) | 39.8±9.9 | 41.8±9.9a | 42.7±9.4c | 42.6±9.5e |
| BMI (body mass index) (kg/m2) | 23.9±3.1 | 25.0±2.6a | 26.9±2.7c | 29.0±3.1e |
| Systolic blood pressure (kPa) | 16.9±2.2 | 17.2±2.1a | 17.5±2.2c | 18.3±2.6e |
| Diastolic blood pressure (kPa) | 10.5±1.6 | 10.6±1.4a | 10.9±1.5c | 11.4±1.7e |
| Fasting sugar (mmol/L) | 5.6±1.0 | 5.8±1.2a | 6.0±1.5c | 6.1±1.6e |
| Cholesterol total (mmol/L) | 5.0±0.9 | 5.2±0.9a | 5.3±0.9c | 5.3±0.9e |
| Cholesterol HDL (mmol/L) | 1.3±0.3 | 1.2±0.2a | 1.1±0.2c | 1.1±0.2e |
| Cholesterol LDL (mmol/L) | 3.3±0.8 | 3.5±0.8a | 3.4±0.8c | 3.4±0.9e |
| Triglyceride (mmol/L) | 15.0±11.1 | 18.2±13.1a | 26.3±20.9c | 27.3±22.3e |
| ECG with ischemic changes (n, %) | 191 (13.4) | 67 (22.8)a | 64 (28.1)c | 25 (33.3)e |
| Overweight (n, %) | 457 (32.0) | 143 (48.6)a | 170 (74.6)c | 69 (92.0)e |
| Smoking (n, %) | 491 (34.4) | 106 (36.1) | 84 (36.8) | 21 (28.0) |
| Alcohol usea (n, %) | 304 (21.3) | 73 (24.8) | 54 (23.7) | 13 (17.3) |
a
P<0.05 vs non FL group;
c
P<0.05 vs non FL group;
e
P<0.05 vs non FL group.