Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of vaccinated study participants.

Obesity class	Number (N = 68) [M/F]	Ethnicity	Median age (years)	Median BMI* in kg/m² (range)	Median TE scores^# in kPa (range)	Median ALT in U/L (range)	Diabetes/dyslipidemia/hypertension
BMI < 35	40 [22M/18F]	28 Caucasian 7 Asian 1 Hispanic 1 Middle Eastern 3 mixed ethnicity	50 (24–64)	29.6 (21.8–34.7)	5.3 (2.5–27.4)	47 (9–120)	7/10/12
BMI > 35	28 [11M/17F]	25 Caucasian 3 Asian	50 (24–62)	37.9 (35–52.3	6.4 (3.8–50.6)	38 (14–205)	4/9/16

Obesity class

Number (N = 68) [M/F]

Ethnicity

Median age (years)

Median BMI* in kg/m² (range)

Median TE scores^# in kPa (range)

Median ALT in U/L (range)

Diabetes/dyslipidemia/hypertension

BMI < 35

40 [22M/18F]

28 Caucasian

7 Asian

1 Hispanic

1 Middle Eastern

3 mixed ethnicity

50 (24–64)

29.6 (21.8–34.7)

5.3 (2.5–27.4)

47 (9–120)

7/10/12

BMI > 35

[11M/17F]

Caucasian 3 Asian

50 (24–62)

37.9 (35–52.3

6.4 (3.8–50.6)

38 (14–205)

4/9/16

BMI body mass index, TE transient elastography, ALT alanine transaminase.

* BMI range for obesity by Health Canada and WHO:

Obesity Class-I (low-risk obesity): 30–34.9.

Obesity Class-II and III (high-risk obesity): 35–39.9 and ≥40, respectively.

BMI range for Asians⁴⁸:

Obesity Class-I (low-risk obesity): 25–29.9.

Obesity Class II and III (high risk obesity): 30–34.9 and ≥35, respectively.