Table 1.

Characteristics of NAFLD patients and matched controls.

	Controls N=108,420	NAFLD N=108,420
Age (years)
Median (IQR)	55 (45–65)	55 (45–65)
Age groups (years)
18–34	9,341 (8.6%)	9,341 (8.6%)
35–54	43,599 (40.2%)	43,599 (40.2%)
55–64	28,147 (26.0%)	28,147 (26.0%)
≥65	27,333 (25.2%)	27,333 (25.2%)
Gender
Female	57,167 (52.7%)	57,167 (52.7%)
Male	51,253 (47.3%)	51,253 (47.3%)
Index year
2010	19,663 (18.1%)	19,663 (18.1%)
2011	19,890 (18.3%)	19,890 (18.3%)
2012	22,538 (20.8%)	22,538 (20.8%)
2013	22,111 (20.4%)	22,111 (20.4%)
2014	24,218 (22.3%)	24,218 (22.3%)
Region
Midwest	27,230 (25.1%)	27,230 (25.1%)
Northeast	12,826 (11.8%)	12,826 (11.8%)
South	55,269 (51.0%)	55,269 (51.0%)
West	13,095 (12.1%)	13,095 (12.1%)
Race
White	84,613 (78.0%)	84,613 (78.0%)
Asian	2,742 (2.5%)	2,742 (2.5%)
Black	8,508 (7.8%)	8,508 (7.8%)
Hispanic	11,051 (10.2%)	11,051 (10.2%)
Unknown	1,506 (1.4%)	1,506 (1.4%)
Comorbidities
Hypertension	66064 (60.9%)	66064 (60.9%)
Hyperlipidemia	69549 (64.1%)	69549 (64.1%)
Cardiovascular disease	33418 (30.8%)	33418 (30.8%)
Diabetes mellitus	30906 (28.5%)	30906 (28.5%)
Insurance type
Commercial	76697 (70.7%)	76697 (70.7%)
Medicare Advantage	31723 (29.3%)	31723 (29.3%)