Table 1.
Clinical Characteristics of the Study Participants in 2011 and ORs for the Prevalence of Fatty Liver
|
Normal Liver Status (n = 1,630) |
Fatty Liver Status (n = 372) |
OR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | 95% Confidence Interval | ||
| Men | 40.1% | — | 68.3% | — | 3.32b | 2.61‐4.23 |
| Age (years, range) | 41.6 | (34‐49) | 43.2 | (34‐49) | 1.07c | 1.05‐1.10 |
| Circulating biomarkers | ||||||
| Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L)a | 21.6 | 10.4 | 31.8 | 32.3 | 1.98 | 1.74‐2.25 |
| Alanine aminotransferase (U/L)a | 14.8 | 9.7 | 31.7 | 36.4 | 3.34 | 2.85‐3.91 |
| Gamma‐glutamyl transferase (U/L)a | 27.6 | 27.7 | 62.5 | 70.8 | 2.78 | 2.41‐3.21 |
| Insulin (mU/L)a | 8.1 | 9.4 | 18.2 | 23.3 | 3.60 | 3.03‐4.27 |
| C‐reactive protein (mg/L)a | 1.70 | 2.70 | 3.15 | 4.17 | 2.20 | 1.92‐2.51 |
| Anthropometrics and blood pressure | ||||||
| Waist circumference (cm)a | 88.7 | 12.2 | 105.4 | 14.2 | 3.80 | 3.22‐4.49 |
| BMI (kg/m2)a | 25.5 | 4.3 | 30.9 | 5.6 | 3.34 | 2.88‐3.89 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 117 | 13 | 127 | 14 | 1.80 | 1.59‐2.03 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 73 | 10 | 82 | 10 | 2.02 | 1.77‐2.30 |
| Behavioral variables | ||||||
| Leisure‐time physical activity (5‐15) | 9.2 | 1.8 | 8.3 | 1.8 | 0.79 | 0.73‐0.84 |
| Smoking prevalence (%) | 14.2 | 18.0 | 1.27 | 0.92‐1.75 | ||
| Alcohol intake (categorized 1‐4) | 1.85 | 0.58 | 2.11 | 0.73 | 1.54 | 1.27‐1.87 |
Characteristics data are mean (SD). Age‐ and sex‐adjusted odd ratios and their 95% confidence intervals are per 1‐SD increment in circulating biomarkers, anthropometric variables and blood pressure, and per 1‐step increment in sex, age, and behavioral variables.
a
Log‐transformed prior to calculating the ORs.
b
Age‐adjusted OR.
c
Sex‐adjusted OR.