Table 3.

Mean characteristics of Tayside and Fife diabetics patients stratified by NAFLD status at age 60 (beginning of follow-up period)

Characteristic	Non-NAFLD	NAFLD	P
Number	5102	6039
% diabetic	40.53% (n=2068)	60.37% (n=3646)	<0.0001
BMI	30.55 kg/m2 (SD=6.12)	33.15 kg/m2 (SD=6.78	<0.0001
Female	45.84% (n=2339)	53.27% (n=3217)	<0.0001
Smoker	58.57% (n=2988)	65.01% (n=3926)	<0.0001
Follow-up length	11.08 years (SD=6.07)	6.21 years (SD=4.03)	<0.0001

BMI, body mass index; NAFLD, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.