Table 1.
Comparison of clinical features and biochemical criterion between each group
| Clinical indexes | Group A | Group B1 | Group B2 | Group C | P-value | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case (n) (proportion) | 623 (22.56%) | 697 (25.24%) | 270 (9.78%) | 1171 (42.41%) | |
| M:F | 183:440 | 463:234 | 231:39 | 703:468 | <0.001 | 
| Age (year)a | 36.70 ± 11.82 | 48.97 ± 12.09 | 42.07 ± 12.01 | 45.29 ± 14.75 | <0.001 | 
| Weight (kg)a | 56.21 ± 7.31 | 72.73 ± 10.50 | 79.56 ± 11.71 | 65.44 ± 10.16 | <0.001 | 
| Ma | 62.49 ± 7.06 | 76.89 ± 8.96 | 81.20 ± 11.09 | 70.11 ± 8.74 | <0.001 | 
| Fa | 53.59 ± 5.62 | 64.43 ± 8.17 | 69.91 ± 10.65 | 58.40 ± 7.84 | <0.001 | 
| BMI (kg/m2)a | 20.92 ± 1.84 | 26.29 ± 2.83 | 27.70 ± 3.27 | 23.77 ± 2.65 | <0.001 | 
| NC (cm)a | 32.60 ± 2.37 | 37.21 ± 3.06 | 38.94 ± 2.62 | 35.33 ± 3.03 | <0.001 | 
| Ma | 35.34 ± 1.90 | 38.75 ± 2.17 | 39.46 ± 2.20 | 37.11 ± 2.09 | <0.001 | 
| Fa | 31.46 ± 1.42 | 34.17 ± 2.15 | 35.86 ± 2.78 | 32.65 ± 2.12 | <0.001 | 
| NHtRa | 0.20 ± 0.01 | 0.22 ± 0.02 | 0.23 ± 0.01 | 0.21 ± 0.02 | <0.001 | 
| Ma | 0.21 ± 0.01 | 0.23 ± 0.01 | 0.23 ± 0.01 | 0.22 ± 0.01 | <0.001 | 
| Fa | 0.19 ± 0.01 | 0.22 ± 0.01 | 0.23 ± 0.02 | 0.21 ± 0.01 | <0.001 | 
| NWtRb | 0.59 ± 0.05 | 0.52 ± 0.05 | 0.50 ± 0.06 | 0.54 ± 0.06 | <0.001 | 
| M | 0.57 ± 0.05 | 0.51 ± 0.05 | 0.49 ± 0.05 | 0.54 ± 0.05 | <0.001 | 
| F | 0.59 ± 0.05 | 0.54 ± 0.05 | 0.53 ± 0.05 | 0.57 ± 0.06 | <0.001 | 
| WC (cm) Ma | 77.78 ± 6.63 | 93.44 ± 7.50 | 96.34 ± 7.51 | 85.74 ± 7.59 | <0.001 | 
| Fa | 71.40 ± 5.52 | 85.47 ± 7.74 | 90.14 ± 9.47 | 78.38 ± 7.74 | <0.001 | 
| WHRa | 0.79 ± 0.06 | 0.92 ± 0.07 | 0.94 ± 0.06 | 0.86 ± 0.07 | <0.001 | 
| Ma | 0.83 ± 0.06 | 0.93 ± 0.06 | 0.95 ± 0.05 | 0.88 ± 0.06 | <0.001 | 
| Fa | 0.77 ± 0.05 | 0.88 ± 0.06 | 0.91 ± 0.06 | 0.83 ± 0.06 | <0.001 | 
| ALT (U/L)a | 15.65 ± 10.77 | 24.22 ± 7.95 | 66.26 ± 30.16 | 21.38 ± 12.19 | <0.001 | 
| HbA1c (%)b | 5.23 ± 0.53 | 5.58 ± 1.08 | 6.18 ± 1.36 | 5.44 ± 0.76 | <0.001 | 
| FINS (μIU/ml)a | 18.68 ± 8.43 | 26.51 ± 13.59 | 33.7 ± 19.17 | 20.92 ± 9.31 | <0.001 | 
| FCP (ng/ml)a | 2.55 ± 0.93 | 3.79 ± 1.43 | 4.51 ± 1.62 | 3.01 ± 1.25 | <0.001 | 
| HOMA-IRa | 1.18 ± 1.99 | 6.85 ± 5.12 | 9.17 ± 7.50 | 5.05 ± 3.07 | <0.001 | 
| QUICKI | 1.15 ± 0.13 | 0.98 ± 0.14 | 0.91 ± 0.15 | 1.08 ± 0.14 | <0.001 | 
Group A, healthy subjects; Group B, NAFLD subjects; Group B1, subjects without elevated ALT; Group B2, subjects with elevated ALT; Group C, subjects with other metabolic disturbances.
Differences are statistically significant between each group in four groups (P < 0.05).
Differences are no statistically significant between group B1 and B2 (P > 0.05).