Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics of the Analytic Data Set by Sex
| Categorical | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | Male | |||
| Count | Percentage § | Count | Percentage § | |
| Age (years) | ||||
| <40 | 90 | 18.3 | 52 | 20.4 |
| 40‐64 | 310 | 56.8 | 141 | 51.2 |
| 65+ | 119 | 24.9 | 61 | 28.5 |
| Born in Mexico | ||||
| No | 141 | 33.5 | 103 | 41.2 |
| Yes | 377 | 66.5 | 152 | 58.8 |
| Health Insurance* | ||||
| No | 280 | 50.1 | 123 | 41.0 |
| Yes | 237 | 49.9 | 131 | 59.0 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | ||||
| <20 | 4 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 to <25 | 83 | 16.3 | 28 | 8.1 |
| 25 to <30 | 164 | 33.0 | 100 | 38.5 |
| 30 to <35 | 229 | 42.3 | 110 | 45.1 |
| ≥35 | 38 | 7.8 | 16 | 8.5 |
| Diabetes † | ||||
| No | 370 | 74.6 | 173 | 72.0 |
| Yes | 142 | 25.4 | 79 | 28.0 |
| Heavy drinking ‡ | ||||
| No | 516 | 99.8 | 243 | 96.2 |
| Yes | 3 | 0.2 | 12 | 3.8 |
| HCV‐Ab positive | 7 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.3 |
| HBsAg positive | 8 | 2.0 | 4 | 11.7 |
| Continuous Variables | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | Male | |||
| Median § | 95 CI § | Median § | 95 CI § | |
| Age (continuous) | 55 | 52, 57 | 53 | 50, 58 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 30.0 | 29.2, 30.9 | 30.4 | 29.6, 31.6 |
| Liver fibrosis (kPa) | 4.5 | 4.3, 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.4, 5.3 |
| APRI | 0.2 | 0.22, 0.24 | 0.36 | 0.24, 0.28 |
| NAFLD fibrosis score | −1.8 | −1.9, −1.7 | −1.5 | −1.7, −1.2 |
| CAP (dB/m) | 277 | 270, 288 | 306 | 278, 319 |
| Fasting glucose (mg/dL) | 93 | 92, 94 | 100 | 96, 104 |
| HbA1c (%) | 5.8 | 5.7, 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.8, 6.0 |
| Fasting insulin (pmol/L) | 9.3 | 8.7, 10.8 | 10.5 | 6.9, 13.7 |
| HOMA‐IR || | 2.4 | 2.1, 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.1, 3.8 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 100 | 98, 102 | 105 | 102, 107 |
| Platelet count (×103/uL) | 253.8 | 248, 265 | 231.5 | 215, 244 |
| AST (U/L) | 19 | 18, 20 | 21 | 19, 23 |
| ALT (U/L) | 25 | 24, 27 | 32 | 28, 37.9 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 128 | 118, 138 | 141.5 | 124.7, 157.5 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 187 | 182, 192 | 175.8 | 168, 186 |
| HDL (mg/dL) | 51 | 49, 53 | 41 | 38, 46 |
| LDL (mg/dL) | 107 | 102, 109 | 104 | 96, 110.3 |
Any health insurance, including private and public (Medicare/Medicaid) coverage.
According to the American Diabetes Association 2010 guidelines.
Defined as >14 drinks/week for female participants and >21 drinks/week for male participants.
All statistics are calculated using design‐based analysis accounting for complex sampling design.
Homeostasis model of insulin resistance, calculated using the formula glucose (mmol/L)* insulin (mU/L)/22.5.
Abbreviations: APRI, AST‐to‐platelet ratio index; BMI, Body Mass Index; CAP, controlled attenuation parameter; HBsAg, Heptatis B Surface Antigen; HCV‐Ab, Hepatitis C Virus Antibody; HDL, high‐density lipoprotein; kPa, kilopascals; LDL, low‐density lipoprotein; NAFLD, non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease.