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. 2015 Jun 8;7(10):1433–1438. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v7.i10.1433

Table 3.

Genetic ancestry influence in risk factors for non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases in Brazilian and Portuguese study populations

Genetic ancestry contribution
Brazil
Portugal

African
Amerindian
European
P-value
African
Amerindian
European
P-value
Diabetes
No 11.7% 39.8% 48.5% 1.00 6.1% 37.5% 56.4% 0.69
Yes 12.1% 39.6% 48.3% 7.2% 31.6% 61.2%
Dyslipidemia
No 11.8% 39.5% 48.6% 0.99 6.0% 37.4% 56.5% 0.90
Yes 11.7% 39.6% 48.7% 6.6% 33.6% 59.8%
Gender
No 11.8% 39.3% 48.9% 0.99 6.2% 37.9% 55.9% 0.97
Yes 11.7% 39.4% 48.9% 6.2% 39.5% 54.3%
HOMA-index
> 2.5 11.7% 39.7% 48.6% 0.94 3.4% 33.9% 62.7% 0.07
< 2.5 10.6% 38.3% 51.1% 7.8% 43.5% 48.7%
Hypertension
No 45.9% 20.4% 21.0% 0.16 4.7% 31.4% 63.9% 0.18
Yes 44.0% 18.7% 37.3% 7.6% 41.2% 51.1%