Table 3.
Basal anthropometric characteristics and biochemical parameters of men according to fatty liver index (FLI) categories (n=12 080)
| Men characteristics | FLI<30 n=3605 (29.8%) (a) |
FLI 30–60 n=3558 (29.5%) (b) |
FLI>60 n=4917 (40.7%) (c) |
P value | Post-hoc |
| Age (years) | 41.02±10.66 | 45.08±9.55 | 46.34±8.81 | <0.001 | |
| Social class | 0.137 | NS | |||
| I | 153 (4.2%) | 191 (5.4%) | 214 (4.4%) | ||
| II | 559 (15.5%) | 554 (15.6%) | 789 (16.0%) | ||
| III | 2893 (80.2%) | 2813 (79.1%) | 3914 (79.6%) | ||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.74±2.24 | 26.78±2.02 | 31.41±4.09 | <0.001 | c<b<a |
| BMI categories | <0.001 | ||||
| Normal weight | 2616 (72.6%) | 603 (16.9%) | 81 (1.6%) | a>b, c; b>c | |
| Overweight | 980 (27.2%) | 2787 (78.3%) | 1829 (37.2%) | b>a, c; c>a | |
| Obese | 9 (0.2%) | 168 (4.7%) | 3007 (61.2%) | b>a; c>a, b | |
| WC (cm) | 82.67±5.85 | 89.13±6.06 | 96.68±6.83 | <0.001 | c>b>a |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 88.46±37.22 | 130.95±60.70 | 209.1–0±153.25 | <0.001 | c>b>a |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 105.56±5.36 | 106.05±5.63 | 107.34±6.34 | <0.001 | c>b>a |
| Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 187.32±34.39 | 203.72±37.20 | 212.71±38.95 | <0.001 | c>b>a |
| GGT (UI/L) | 23.02±13.22 | 38.89±31.70 | 72.98±81.09 | <0.001 | c>b>a |
| SBP (mm Hg) | 124.08±14.42 | 129.23±14.63 | 135.30±16.60 | <0.001 | c>b>a |
| DBP (mm Hg) | 74.98±10.08 | 79.03±10.02 | 83.18±10.86 | <0.001 | c>b>a |
| PA (≥150 min/week) | 3108 (86.2%) | 1425 (40.1%) | 254 (5.2%) | <0.001 | a>b, c; b>c |
| Diet (daily fruits and vegetables) | 2693 (74.7%) | 1372 (38.6%) | 589 (12.0%) | <0.001 | a>b, c; b>c |
| Smoking habit | <0.001 | ||||
| Never | 1539 (42.7%) | 1571 (44.2%) | 2014 (41.0%) | b>c | |
| Former | 620 (17.2%) | 800 (22.5%) | 1330 (27.0%) | b>a; c>a, b | |
| Current | 1446 (40.1%) | 1187 (33.4%) | 1573 (32.0%) | a>b, c |
Results are reported as mean ± SD or n (%).
Continuous variables were compared by analysis of variance, whereas categorical variables were compared by χ2 tests.
BMI, body mass index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; GGT, γ-glutamyl transpeptidase; PA, physical activity; SBP, systolic blood pressure; WC, waist circumference.