Table 4.
Anthropometric characteristics and biochemical parameters of women according to fatty liver index (FLI) categories (n=4568)
| Women characteristics | FLI<30 n=2816 (61.7%) (a) |
FLI 30–60 n=760 (16.6%) (b) |
FLI>60 n=992 (21.7%) (c) |
P value | Post-hoc |
| Age (years) | 43.91±10.22 | 46.55±9.31 | 46.20±9.28 | <0.001 | a<b, c |
| Social class | <0.01 | ||||
| I | 131 (4.7%) | 27 (3.6%) | 25 (2.5%) | a>c | |
| II | 570 (20.2%) | 135 (17.8%) | 172 (17.3%) | ||
| III | 2115 (75.1%) | 598 (78.7%) | 795 (80.1%) | c>a | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.13±3.02 | 29.56±2.62 | 35.12±4.49 | <0.001 | c>b>a |
| BMI categories | <0.001 | ||||
| Normal weight | 1724 (61.2%) | 23 (3.0%) | 2 (0.2%) | a>b, c; b>c | |
| Overweight | 1034 (36.7%) | 431 (56.7%) | 59 (5.9%) | a>c; b>a, c | |
| Obese | 58 (2.1%) | 306 (40.3%) | 931 (93.9%) | b>a; c>a, b | |
| WC (cm) | 74.00±5.35 | 82.22±5.70 | 87.63±4.60 | <0.001 | c>b>a |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 86.33±35.15 | 125.00±60.71 | 141.83±84.45 | <0.001 | c>b>a |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 105.13±5.17 | 105.84±5.73 | 107.12±6.18 | <0.001 | c>b>a |
| Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 198.09±36.29 | 209.10±35.61 | 208.52±37.20 | <0.001 | a<b, c |
| GGT (UI/L) | 19.21±12.83 | 40.74±29.70 | 71.16±45.26 | <0.001 | c>b>a |
| SBP (mm Hg) | 118.28±15.80 | 125.42±16.34 | 128.98±17.42 | <0.001 | c>b>a |
| DBP (mm Hg) | 73.25±10.02 | 77.25±10.50 | 79.08±10.82 | <0.001 | c>b>a |
| PA (≥150 min/week) | 2048 (72.7%) | 55 (7.2%) | 2 (0.2%) | <0.001 | a>b, c; b>c |
| Diet (daily fruits and vegetables) | 1809 (64.2%) | 188 (24.7%) | 120 (12.1%) | <0.001 | a>b, c; b>c |
| Smoking habit | <0.001 | ||||
| Never | 1526 (54.2%) | 410 (53.9%) | 585 (59.0%) | c>a | |
| Former | 457 (16.2%) | 153 (20.1%) | 189 (19.1%) | b>a | |
| Current | 833 (29.6%) | 197 (25.9%) | 218 (22.0%) | a>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.