TABLE 2.
Description of the whole sample according to the FIB cut-offs.
| FIB < 2.67 |
FIB ≥ 2.67 |
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| Mean ± SD | Median (min to max) | Mean ± SD | Median (min to max) | Effect size* | |
| Proportions (%) | 587 (80.30) | 144 (19.70) | |||
| Age (years) | 72.56 ± 5.76 | 71 (65–95) | 76.66 ± 6.24 | 77 (65–91) | −0.70 (−0.89 to −0.51) |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 242 (41.20) | 55 (38.20) | 3.03 (−5.85 to 11.91) | ||
| Female | 345 (58.80) | 89 (61.80) | |||
| Current smoker (yes) | 35 (6.00) | 10 (6.90) | 0.98 (−3.59 to 5.55) | ||
| BMI (Kg/m2) | 28.22 ± 4.66 | 27.97 (18.36–47.69) | 27.85 ± 5.01 | 27.11 (19.53–44.3) | 0.08 (−0.10 to 0.26) |
| DBP (mmHg) | 78.33 ± 7.23 | 80 (50–100) | 75.87 ± 8.97 | 80 (40–100) | 0.27 (0.10–0.45) |
| SBP (mmHg) | 132.61 ± 14.14 | 130 (100–180) | 134.03 ± 15.21 | 130 (100–180) | −0.10 (−0.28 to 0.08) |
| FIB-4 | 1.65 ± 0.47 | 1.61 (0.1–2.66) | 5.2 ± 3.98 | 3.55 (2.67–25.26) | −0.89 (−1.08 to −0.70) |
| AST | 24 ± 8.25 | 22 (1.2–74) | 61.13 ± 52.09 | 38.5 (16–197) | −0.71 (−0.90 to −0.53) |
| ALT | 23.81 ± 17.32 | 19 (7–221) | 26.97 ± 25.52 | 16.5 (4–180) | −0.12 (−0.30 to 0.05) |
| GGT | 26.61 ± 30.89 | 16 (5–158) | 50.87 ± 47.54 | 28 (6–158) | −0.51 (−0.69 to −0.33) |
| FBG (mg/dl) | 104 ± 23.32 | 99 (59–300) | 103.42 ± 21.65 | 99 (80–229) | 0.03 (−0.16 to 0.21) |
| HbA1c (mmol/mol) | 39.79 ± 9.53 | 38 (19–128) | 38.78 ± 7.87 | 38 (18–82) | 0.13 (−0.06 to 0.32) |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 187.92 ± 37.44 | 187 (79–386) | 174.67 ± 32.97 | 175 (85–270) | 0.36 (0.18–0.55) |
| Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 105.32 ± 54.91 | 94 (28–520) | 93.01 ± 52.43 | 75.5 (17–323) | 0.23 (0.04–0.41) |
| Platelets (103 cells/mm3) | 235.88 ± 54.6 | 231 (104–563) | 186.69 ± 52.28 | 184 (64–333) | 0.91 (0.72–1.10) |
N = 731. All data are shown as mean ± SD, median (min to max) for continuous variables and as n (%) for proportions. Statistically significant data are indicated in bold type. *Cohen’s effect size or Glass’ delta effect size according to the homogeneity of variance for continuous variables and prevalence difference for proportions. BMI, body mass index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; SBP, systolic blood pressure; AST, aspartate amino transferase; ALT, alanine amino transferase; GGT, gamma-glutamyl transferase; FBG, fasting blood glucose.