Table 1.

Study subjects’ general characteristics at baseline

Variable	Value
Gender (male/female)	3149/1587
Age (yr)	52.70 ± 14.98
Body mass index (kg/m2)	24.04 ± 3.13
Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L)	5.29 ± 0.62
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	127.65 ± 17.28
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	81.87 ± 10.46
Cholesterol (mmol/L)	4.94 ± 0.95
Triglycerides (mmol/L)	1.56 ± 1.10
Alanine aminotransferase (U/L)	26.42 ± 17.16
Creatinine (μmol/L)	76.77 ± 21.71
Uric acid (μmol/L)	328.26 ± 82.35
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, n (%)	1412 (29.81)