Table 3.
Different metabolic indexes and the ratios with the incidence of NAFLD
| Variable | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | χ2 | p | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | n(%) | N | n(%) | N | n(%) | N | n(%) | |||
| TC | 9130 | 374 (4.10) | 6923 | 368 (5.32) | 7577 | 559 (7.38) | 8491 | 725 (8.54) | 173.25 | < 0.01 |
| HDL-C | 9214 | 642 (6.97) | 7723 | 587 (7.60) | 7580 | 471 (6.21) | 7604 | 326 (4.29) | 81.28 | < 0.01 |
| TC/HDL-C | 9526 | 228 (2.39) | 7450 | 410 (5.50) | 7627 | 651 (8.54) | 7518 | 737 (9.80) | 474.62 | < 0.01 |
TC Total cholesterol, HDL-C High-density lipoprotein cholesterol, TC/HDL-C Total cholesterol/ High-density lipoprotein cholesterol