Table 1 Characteristics of study subjects according to presence of NAFLD

Age (year)

71.22 (4.34)

71.55 (4.53)

1.003

0.316

Gender (male/female, n)

161/96

442/250

0.122^a

0.762

Body mass index (kg/m²)

26.79 (2.86)

23.48 (2.67)

16.612

< 0.001

Waist circumference (cm)

91.2 (8.5)

83.6 (8.1)

12.773

< 0.001

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

141.7 (16.9)

136.6 (18.2)

3.878

< 0.001

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

81.9 (9.9)

79.1 (10.3)

3.816

< 0.001

γ-Glutamyltransferase (U/L)

27.0 (20.0 – 41.0)

20.0 (15.0 – 28.0)

8.484 ^b

< 0.001

Triglyceride (mmol/L)

1.60 (1.25 – 2.06)

1.13 (0.85 – 1.52)

10.337^b

< 0.001

Total cholesterol (mmol/L)

5.12 (0.98)

5.14 (0.94)

0.343

0.732

HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)

1.32 (0.26)

1.49 (0.32)

7.532

< 0.001

LDL cholesterol (mmol/L)

2.93 (0.85)

3.01 (0.78)

1.392

0.164

Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L)

5.19 (4.75 – 5.66)

4.92 (4.63 – 5.31)

5.225^b

< 0.001

Serum uric acid (μmol/L)

363.9 (87.2)

327.0 (83.5)

5.976

< 0.001

Serum HbA1c (%)

5.80 (5.50 – 6.10)

5.60 (5.40 – 5.90)

5.733^b

< 0.001