Table 1.
Demographic, lifestyle and general health comorbidities of participants according to the presence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
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All (n = 589)
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Non-NAFLD (n = 354)
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NAFLD (n = 235)
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P
value
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| Age, mean ± SD | 59.97 ± 6.97 | 59.99 ± 7.40 | 59.94 ± 6.29 | 0.3959 |
| Male, % | 254 (43.12%) | 131 (37.01%) | 123 (52.34%) | 0.0002 |
| White, % | 564 (95.76%) | 340 (96.05%) | 224 (95.32%) | 0.6686 |
| Smoking status, % | ||||
| Current | 70 (11.90%) | 47 (13.31%) | 23 (9.79%) | 0.1958 |
| Former | 239 (40.65%) | 141 (39.94%) | 98 (41.70%) | 0.6706 |
| Non-smoker | 279 (47.45%) | 165 (46.74%) | 114 (48.51%) | 0.674 |
| Regular exercise, % | ||||
| Physically Inactive | 171 (29.03%) | 85 (24.01%) | 86 (36.60%) | 0.001 |
| Moderate physical activity | 230 (39.05%) | 139 (39.27%) | 91 (38.72%) | 0.8949 |
| Ideal physical activity | 188 (31.92%) | 130 (36.72%) | 58 (24.68%) | 0.0021 |
| Obesity, % BMI | ||||
| Lean | 270 (45.84%) | 255 (72.03%) | 15 (6.38%) | < 0.0001 |
| Overweight | 234 (39.73%) | 99 (27.97%) | 135 (57.45%) | < 0.0001 |
| Obese | 85 (14.43%) | 0 (0.00%) | 85 (36.17%) | < 0.0001 |
| History of CVD, % | 40 (6.79%) | 23 (6.50%) | 17 (7.23%) | 0.7278 |
| History of arthritis, % | 68 (11.54%) | 39 (11.02%) | 29 (12.34%) | 0.6226 |
| History of cancer (any), % | 97 (16.47%) | 48 (13.56%) | 49 (20.85%) | 0.0195 |
| Insulin resistance, % | 157 (26.66%) | 48 (13.56%) | 109 (46.38%) | < 0.0001 |
| Hypertension, % | 117 (19.86%) | 66 (18.64%) | 51 (21.70%) | 0.3623 |
| Hyperlipidemia, % | 446 (75.72%) | 245 (69.21%) | 201 (85.53%) | < 0.0001 |
| Diabetes, % | 74 (12.56%) | 19 (5.37%) | 55 (23.40%) | < 0.0001 |
| Metabolic syndrome1, % | 125 (21.26%) | 23 (6.52%) | 102 (43.40%) | < 0.0001 |
| BDI, mean ± SD | 4.00 ± 3.71 | 3.67 ± 3.62 | 4.49 ± 3.80 | 0.0041 |
CVD: Cardiovascular disease; NAFLD: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; SD: Standard deviation. NCEP ATP III (2005 revision).
1
P value by nonparametric Kruskal-Wallis Test for continuous variables, chi-square test for categorical variable, Data are presented as the mean ± SD for numerical variables and count (%) for categorical variables.