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Table 1 Variables at baseline and after propensity score matching in the Normal-GGT and Abnormal-GGT groups

From: Frequently abnormal serum gamma-glutamyl transferase activity is associated with future development of fatty liver: a retrospective cohort study

 

Values in unmatched subjects

Values in propensity score matched subjects

 

Normal-GGT

Abnormal-GGT

  

Normal-GGT

Abnormal-GGT

  
 

Number or mean

SD or %

Number or mean

SD or %

P value

Standardized difference

Number or mean

SD or %

Number or mean

SD or %

P value

Standardized difference

n

2713

 

264

   

260

 

260

   

Gender (male/female)

982/1731

(36.2%/63.8%)

191/73

(72.3%/27.7%)

< 0.01

0.78

193/67

(74.2%/25.8%)

188/72

(72.3%/27.7%)

0.62

0.04

Age (years)

54.6

(11.8)

55.1

(10.2)

0.43

0.05

58.9

(11.8)

55.2

(10.2)

< 0.01

0.34

Heart disease

136

(5.0%)

20

(7.6%)

0.07

0.11

24

(9.2%)

20

(7.7%)

0.53

0.06

Hypertension

554

(20.4%)

68

(25.8%)

0.04

0.13

80

(30.8%)

66

(25.4%)

0.17

0.12

Hyperlipidemia

553

(20.4%)

53

(20.1%)

0.91

< 0.01

68

(26.2%)

52

(20.0%)

0.10

0.15

Hyperuricemia

70

(2.6%)

15

(5.7%)

< 0.01

0.16

13

(5.0%)

15

(5.8%)

0.70

0.03

Diabetes

92

(3.4%)

12

(4.5%)

0.33

0.06

16

(6.2%)

12

(4.6%)

0.44

0.07

BMI

21.1

(2.6)

22.1

(2.5)

< 0.01

0.39

21.9

(2.6)

22.0

(2.5)

0.43

0.07

Hemoglobin g/dl

13.1

(1.3)

13.8

(1.2)

< 0.01

0.53

13.7

(1.3)

13.8

(1.2)

0.48

0.06

Platelet (104/μl)

22.3

(5.3)

22.6

(5.8)

0.35

0.06

21.8

(5.0)

22.5

(5.8)

0.15

0.13

ALT (IU/l)

16.7

(7.6)

24.3

(14.6)

< 0.01

0.66

22.4

(13.0)

23.5

(11.4)

0.34

0.08

Albumin (g/dl)

4.2

(0.24)

4.3

(0.23)

0.17

0.09

4.2

(0.25)

4.3

(0.23)

0.11

0.14

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

208.1

(32.6)

206.2

(31.6)

0.37

0.06

206.0

(34.8)

205.7

(31.4)

0.92

< 0.01

Triglyceride (mg/dl)

83.1

(40.2)

98.6

(48.5)

< 0.01

0.35

99.3

(64.8)

97.8

(45.9)

0.76

0.03

LDL (mg/dl)

123.4

(27.7)

121.4

(27.9)

0.26

0.07

121.7

(28.7)

121.0

(28.0)

0.79

0.02

HDL(mg/dl)

68.1

(16.1)

65.2

(15.8)

< 0.01

0.18

64.2

(17.8)

65.1

(15.9)

0.53

0.06

eGFR mL/min/1.73 m2

68.5

(12.4)

67.2

(12.5)

0.08

0.11

66.2

(10.8)

67.1

(12.5)

0.38

0.08

FBS (mg/dl)

98.5

(13.3)

102.4

(15.0)

< 0.01

0.28

100.1

(13.5)

102.2

(15.0)

0.09

0.15

  1. Data are presented as numbers with SDs or percentages in parentheses
  2. SD Standard deviation, Normal-GGT Normal serum gamma-glutamyltransferase values detected during the observation period, Abnormal-GGT Elevated serum gamma-glutamyltransferase values detected more than half the times during observation period, BMI Body mass index, ALT Alanine aminotransferase, LDL Low-density lipoprotein, HDL High-density lipoprotein, eGFR Estimated glomerular filtration rate, FBS Fasting blood sugar
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