Table 1.
Baseline characteristics
| Variables | |
|---|---|
| Age (year) | 47 (11-89) |
| Sex (Male / Female) | 3,076 / 3,011 |
| Smoking (%) | 21.0 |
| Habitual drinking (%) | 12.4 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 22.4 (10.6-61.1) |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 79.9 (58.0-152.5) |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 125 (77-244) |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 74 (34-140) |
| Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dL) | 92 (57-321) |
| HbA1c (%) | 5.6 (4.4-14.6) |
| Triglyceride (mg/dL) | 81 (16-1454) |
| LDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 122 (25-335) |
| HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 63 (11-158) |
| Uric acid (mg/dL) | 5.2 (0.4-11.6) |
| Albumin (g/dL) | 4.4 (3.4-5.3) |
| AST (IU/L) | 20 (5-233) |
| ALT (IU/L) | 18 (3-561) |
| GGT (IU/L) | 22 (5-1,086) |
| Platelet counts (× 104/μL) | 24.9 (2.9-59.5) |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 14.2 (7.0-19.7) |
| White blood cell (/μL) | 5,400 (1,100-17,800) |
| FIB-4 index | 0.84 (0.17-6.82) |
| Hypertension (%) | 31.7 |
| Diabetes mellitus (%) | 5.2 |
| Dyslipidemia (%) | 45.2 |
| Hyperuricemia (%) | 8.2 |
Data are expressed as median (range), ALT Alanine aminotransferase, AST Aspartate aminotransferase, BMI Body mass index, FIB-4 Fibrosis-4, GGT Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase, HbA1c Hemoglobin A1c, HDL High-density lipoprotein, LDL Low-density lipoprotein