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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Clin Gastroenterol. 2023 Aug 1;57(7):737–742. doi: 10.1097/MCG.0000000000001741

Table 2:

Bivariate Comparison associations with Food Security

Food secure Food insecure
Mean SE Mean SE p-value
Overall
(n=3502) 		LSM 1 5.62 0.13 5.87 0.2 0.26
CAP 2 263.63 1.80 265.65 3.93 0.62
ALT 3 23.54 0.45 24.65 1.78 0.58
AST 4 22.51 0.33 22.58 1.13 0.95
Ages 20–49
(n=1763) 		LSM 1 5.49 0.23 5.29 0.15 0.55
CAP 2 253.38 2.55 259.06 4.68 0.32
ALT 3 24.37 0.65 24.43 1.79 0.98
AST 4 22.63 0.45 21.31 0.91 0.27
Ages ≥50
(n=1739) 		LSM 1 5.77 0.14 6.89 0.40 0.02
CAP 2 275.82 2.39 277.17 6.04 0.84
ALT 3 22.56 0.34 25.03 3.60 0.49
AST 4 22.37 0.33 24.82 2.86 0.40
1

LSM: liver stiffness measurement

2

CAP: controlled attenuation parameter

3

ALT: alanine aminotransferase

4

AST: aspartate aminotransferase

Bolded p-values denote statistical significances