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. 2015 Nov 24;10(11):e0142260. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0142260

Table 1. Demographic, clinical and anthropometric profiles.

Variables With NAFLD Without NAFLD p value
Age (yrs) 38.2±7.0 37.1±6.9 0.08
Sex* Male 129 (79.6) 109 (63.0) 0.001
Female 33 (20.3) 64 (36.9)
Body mass index (kg/m2) 28.1±3.2 26.8±3.2 0.006
Waist circumference (cm) 94.5±9.4 89.8±9.1 0.001
Hip circumference (cm) 96.9±7.2 94.5±8.2 0.005
Waist-hip ratio 0.96±0.1 0.92±0.1 0.004
MTC (cm) 55.8±7.7 53.4±8.4 0.008
MAC (cm) 28.1± 3.3 27.4±5.7 0.1
Neck circumference (cm) 34.7 ± 4.2 33.9 ± 3.1 0.1
Acanthosis nigricans* 35 (21.60) 28 (16.1) 0.1
Buffalo hump* 47 (29.01) 20 (11.5) 0.001
Double chin* 82 (50.6) 51 (29.4) 0.001
Skin tags* 76 (47.20) 56 (32.3) 0.004
Xanthelasma* 15 (9.26) 4 (2.31) 0.005
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) 125.0±11.8 119.3±11.0 0.001
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) 80.2±8.6 77.4±8.6 0.003

*All values are given as the number (%). P value <0.05 is statistically significant. Values are given as the mean ±standard deviation. MTC, mid thigh circumference; MAC, mid arm circumference