Table 2.
Basal anthropometric characteristics and biochemical parameters of men and women according to fatty liver index (FLI) categories (n=16 648)
| Characteristics | FLI<30 n=6421 (29.8%) (a) |
FLI 30–60 n=4318 (29.5%) (b) |
FLI>60 n=5909 (40.7%) (c) |
P value | Post-hoc |
| Sex (ref: male) | 3605 (56.1%) | 3558 (82.4) | 4927 (83.2%) | 0.008 | |
| Age (years) | 42.35±10.57 | 45.34±9.53 | 46.32±8.89 | <0.001 | a<b< c |
| Social class | 0.107 | NS | |||
| I | 248 (4.4%) | 218 (5.0%) | 239 (4.0%) | ||
| II | 1129 (17.6%) | 689 (16.0%) | 961 (16.3%) | ||
| III | 5008 (78.0%) | 3411 (79.0%) | 4709 (79.6%) | ||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.91±2.61 | 27.27±2.39 | 32.04±4.39 | <0.001 | c<b<a |
| BMI categories | <0.001 | ||||
| Normal weight | 4340 (67.6%) | 626 (14.5%) | 83 (1.4%) | a>b, c; b>c | |
| Overweight | 2014 (31.4%) | 3.218 (74.5%) | 1888 (32.0%) | b>a, c; c>a | |
| Obese | 67 (1%) | 474 (11.0%) | 4.479 (26.9%) | b>a; c>a, b | |
| WC (cm) | 78.87±7.06 | 87.92±6.55 | 95.16±7.34 | <0.001 | c>b>a |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 87.52±36.34 | 129.90±60.74 | 19 197.81±146.19 |
<0.001 | c>b>a |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 105.52±5.28 | 106.01±5.65 | 107.30±6.32 | <0.001 | c>b>a |
| Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 192.04±35.64 | 204.66±36.98 | 212.01±38.69 | <0.0 | c>b>a |
| GGT (UI/L) | 21.35±13.19 | 39.22±31.37 | 72.68±76.26 | <0.001 | c>b>a |
| SBP (mm Hg) | 121.54±15.31 | 128.56±15.01 | 134.24±16.91 | <0.001 | c>b>a |
| DBP (mm Hg) | 74.22±10.09 | 78.72±10.13 | 82.50±10.96 | <0.001 | c>b>a |
| PA (≥150 min/week) | 5156 (80.3%) | 1480 (34.3%) | 256 (4.3%) | <0.001 | a>b, c; b>c |
| Diet (daily fruits and vegetables) | 4502 (66.5%) | 1560 (23.0%) | 709 (12.0%) | <0.001 | a>b, c; b>c |
| Smoking habit | 0.930 | NS | |||
| Never | 3065 (42.7%) | 1981 (45.9%) | 2599 (44.0%) | ||
| Former | 1077 (16.8%) | 953 (22.1%) | 1519 5.7%) | ||
| Current | 2279 (35.5%) | 1384 (32.1%) | 1791 (30.3%) |
BMI, body mass index; GGT, γ-glutamyl transpeptidase; PA, physical activity; SBP, systolic blood pressure; WC, waist circumference.