Table 1.
Demographic data
| Characteristics | Ethnicity | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Chinese | Korean | White | |
| No. of subjects | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
| Smoking history | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Age, years | 24 (21–30) | 31 (23–34) | 24 (21–29) | 26 (21–35) |
| Weight, kg | 63.5 (52.1–84.5) | 67.0 (51.0–91.0) | 69.1 (56.3–84.4) | 74.5 (55.9–100) |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 21.7 (18.6–29.1) | 23.5 (19.2–29.0) | 22.6 (19.2–26.3) | 24.6 (19.9–29.8) |
| BSA, m3 | 1.75 (1.56–2.00) | 1.78 (1.53–2.08) | 1.86 (1.64–2.06) | 1.93 (1.62–2.30) |
| LBM, kg | 52.5 (44.5–62.9) | 54.0 (43.6–66.3) | 57.3 (47.6–65.2) | 59.8 (47.1–75.2) |
| Height, cm | 172 (161–180) | 168 (160–180) | 177 (168–186) | 177 (162–195) |
| eGFR, mL/min | 97.4 (74.1–138) | 120 (92.8–152) | 116 (98.9–151) | 121 (85.4–158) |
| ALB, g/dL | 4.5 (4.0–4.9) | 4.4 (4.0–5.0) | 4.4 (4.0–5.2) | 4.5 (3.9–4.9) |
| ALT, IU/L | 15 (8–38) | 16 (6–29) | 13 (3–38) | 19 (9–63) |
| AST, IU/L | 16 (12–25) | 20 (14–35) | 16 (11–31) | 20 (12–82) |
| DBIL, mg/dL | 0.2 (0.1–0.6) | 0.2 (0.1–0.5) | 0.3 (0.1–0.7) | 0.1 (0.0–0.27) |
| HDL, mg/dL | 52 (37–100) | 49 (29–69) | 51 (29–97) | 50 (30–78) |
| LDH, IU/L | 135 (106–189) | 120 (83–152) | 159 (130–469) | 133 (98–259) |
| LDL, mg/dL | 86 (53–177) | 105 (41–159) | 104 (59–130) | 88 (45–141) |
| TBIL, mg/dL | 1.0 (0.4–2.2) | 0.9 (0.5–1.6) | 1.2 (0.6–2.0) | 0.6 (0.3–2.1) |
| TG, mg/dL | 84 (46–384) | 108 (65–203) | 84 (46–172) | 105 (39–304) |
| TP, g/dL | 7.1 (6.2–7.7) | 7.8 (6.9–8.3) | 6.9 (6.3–8.6) | 6.9 (6.1–8.2) |
| GGT, IU/L | 20 (10–50) | 16 (11–34) | 15 (9–34) | 16 (6–58) |
Data are expressed as median (range).
ALB, serum albumin; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; BMI, body mass index; BSA, body surface area; DBIL, direct bilirubin; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; GGT, gamma‐glutamyl transpeptidase; HDL, high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol; LBM, lean body mass; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; LDL, low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol; TBIL, total bilirubin; TG, triglyceride; TP, total protein.