Table 1.
Characteristics of the NAFLD patients and healthy control subjects.
| Characteristics | Control | NAFLD | P-value |
| Men/women | 71/74 | 72/73 | 0.831 |
| Age (years) | 51.3 ± 10 | 53.9 ± 9 | 0.423 |
| Weight (kg) | 86.3 ± 4.4 | 89.2 ± 3.8 | 0.577 |
| Systolic blood pressure (cmHg) | 13.12 ± 1.98 | 13.95 ± 2.48 | 0.001 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (cmHg) | 8.36 ± 0.94 | 8.02 ±1.18 | 0.002 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.6 ± 2.6 | 29.4 ± 4.5 | 0.179 |
| FBS (mg/dL) | 89.6 ± 13.1 | 182.1 ± 20.3 | 0.572 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 198.8 ± 34.1 | 204.1 ± 28.4 | 0.1 |
| 2h plasma glucose (mg/dL) | 120.41 ± 12.40 | 240.19 ± 20.15 | 0.012 |
| HDL-C (mg/dL) | 45.0 ± 7.3 | 49.0 ± 9.7 | 0.490 |
| LDL-C (mg/dL) | 98.03 ± 12.5 | 103.0 ± 21.2 | 0.471 |
| TG (mg/dL) | 99 ± 40.4 | 112 ± 36.09 | 0.112 |
| Cr (mg/dL) | 0.96 ± 0.2 | 1.02 ± 0.42 | 0.031 |
| HbA1c (%) | 6.23 ± 3.0 | 8.63 ± 1.2 | 0.267 |
| Microalbumin (mg/dL) | 11.12 ± 5.6 | 19.03 ± 6.6 | 0.420 |
Data are mean ± SD; NAFLD: nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, BMI: body mass index, FBS: fasting blood sugar, HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, TG: triglycerides, Cr: creatine.