Table 1.
Characteristics of U.S. Female Adults by NAFLD Status, NHANES (1988‐2014)
| Characteristics | No NAFLD (n = 9,748) | NAFLD (n = 3,811) | ALL (n = 13,559) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Weighted % ± SEM | n | Weighted % ± SEM* | n | Weighted % ± SEM | |
| Age, years † | 44.35 ± 0.32 | 53.16 ± 0.40 | 46.38 ± 0.29 | |||
| Age, % | ||||||
| 20‐44 | 5,482 | 57.62 ± 0.86 | 1,223 | 32.59 ± 1.18 | 6,705 | 51.86 ± 0.71 |
| 45‐64 | 2,466 | 27.98 ± 0.68 | 1,406 | 40.55 ± 1.25 | 3,872 | 30.87 ± 0.55 |
| ≥65 | 1,800 | 14.40 ± 0.63 | 1,182 | 26.86 ± 1.09 | 2,982 | 17.27 ± 0.63 |
| RACE, % | ||||||
| non‐Hispanic white | 4,550 | 72.77 ± 1.24 | 1,508 | 68.87 ± 1.52 | 6,058 | 71.87 ± 1.20 |
| non‐Hispanic black | 2,562 | 12.24 ± 0.70 | 618 | 9.02 ± 0.67 | 3,180 | 11.50 ± 0.65 |
| Hispanic | 1,967 | 7.29 ± 0.50 | 1,503 | 16.28 ± 1.16 | 3,470 | 9.36 ± 0.60 |
| Other | 669 | 7.70 ± 0.59 | 182 | 5.83 ± 0.77 | 851 | 7.27 ± 0.52 |
| Income (PIR), % | ||||||
| Low (PIR <1.3) | 2,722 | 19.76 ± 0.92 | 1,346 | 26.96 ± 1.09 | 4,068 | 21.41 ± 0.82 |
| Middle (1.3<PIR<3.5) | 3,558 | 38.79 ± 0.84 | 1,381 | 42.02 ± 1.38 | 4,939 | 39.53 ± 0.76 |
| High (PIR >3.5) | 2,677 | 41.45 ± 1.07 | 723 | 31.01 ± 1.59 | 3,400 | 39.07 ± 1.04 |
| Current smoker, % | 1,787 | 23.00 ± 0.68 | 543 | 18.88 ± 1.02 | 2,330 | 22.08 ± 0.64 |
| Metabolic components, % | ||||||
| Obesity | 2,083 | 18.13 ± 0.55 | 2,583 | 70.54 ± 1.08 | 4,666 | 30.15 ± 0.68 |
| Type 2 diabetes mellitus | 475 | 3.16 ± 0.19 | 1,135 | 26.24 ± 0.85 | 1,610 | 8.45 ± 0.31 |
| Hypertension | 2,598 | 21.85 ± 0.63 | 2,081 | 53.79 ± 1.06 | 4,679 | 29.20 ± 0.61 |
| Hyperlipidemia | 6,548 | 64.85 ± 0.78 | 3,320 | 88.49 ± 0.67 | 9,868 | 70.29 ± 0.64 |
| Metabolic syndrome | 848 | 6.32 ± 0.31 | 1,752 | 45.20 ± 1.03 | 2,600 | 15.27 ± 0.44 |
| Comorbidities, % | ||||||
| Cancer | 721 | 8.31 ± 0.36 | 380 | 12.26 ± 0.72 | 1,101 | 9.22 ± 0.33 |
| COPD | 654 | 7.44 ± 0.44 | 367 | 11.90 ± 0.86 | 1,021 | 8.46 ± 0.39 |
| CVD | 490 | 4.04 ± 0.25 | 457 | 10.30 ± 0.61 | 947 | 5.48 ± 0.27 |
| ASCVD ≥7.5% | 2,076 | 16.89 ± 0.58 | 1,565 | 37.16 ± 1.21 | 3,641 | 21.51 ± 0.60 |
| CVD or ASCVD ≥7.5% | 2,237 | 17.99 ± 0.60 | 1,687 | 38.66 ± 1.22 | 3,924 | 22.75 ± 0.61 |
*
Significantly different from no NAFLD.
†
Expressed as weighted mean ± SEM.