Table 1.
Baseline group comparisons
| Variable |
Fatty meal N (%) or N [SD] |
CCK N (%) or N [SD] |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | 86 | 273 | |
| Age (years), mean [SD] | 38.2 [16.4] | 43.0 [18.3] | 0.1 |
| Male sex | 14 (16) | 74 (27) | 0.094 |
| Race (white) | 82 (95) | 262 (96) | 0.6 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 6 (7) | 38 (14) | 0.2 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 30 [6.7] | 31.3 [8.5] | 0.2 |
| Hypertension | 24 (28) | 82 (30) | 0.7 |
| Cirrhosis/NASH | 16 (19) | 71 (26) | 0.2 |
| COPD | 4 (5) | 19 (7) | 0.5 |
| Smoking history | 19 (22) | 57 (21) | 0.9 |
| CAD | 8 (9) | 27 (10) | 1.0 |
BMI, body mass index; CAD, coronary artery disease; CCK, cholecystokinin; COPD, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; kg, kilogram; m, meter; N, number; NASH, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis; SD, standard deviation.