Table 2 Characteristics at the onset of AFLD or at the last visit of non-AFLD subjects
From: Obesity and metabolic abnormalities as risks of alcoholic fatty liver in men: NAGALA study
| Â | No AFLD | Incident AFLD | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Number | 472 | 168 | Â |
Habitual alcohol consumption, N (%) | 209 (44.3) | 91 (54.2) | 0.027 |
Exerciser, N (%) | 110 (23.3) | 24 (14.3) | 0.013 |
Never smoker, N (%) | 47 (9.9) | 9 (5.4) | 0.028 |
Ex smoker, N (%) | 173 (36.7) | 79 (47) | Â |
Current smoker, N (%) | 252 (53.4) | 80 (47.6) | Â |
Diabetes, N (%) | 28 (5.9) | 23 (13.7) | 0.0014 |
High blood pressure, N (%) | 234 (49.6) | 108 (64.3) | 0.001 |
High blood glucose, N(%) | 230 (48.7) | 104 (61.9) | 0.0033 |
High triglycerides, N (%) | 98 (20.8) | 76 (45.2) | < 0.0001 |
Low HDL-cholesterol, N (%) | 42 (8.9) | 38 (22.6) | < 0.0001 |
Age, year | 54 (13) | 52 (13) | 0.043 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 22.3 (3.5) | 24.2 (3.8) | < 0.0001 |
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | 127 (20.4) | 130 (14.5) | 0.0035 |
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg | 80 (14.5) | 83.8 (10.6) | 0.0005 |
Fasting blood glucose, mg/dl | 99 (13) | 103 (15.8) | 0.0003 |
HbA1c, % | 5.2 (0.5) | 5.4 (0.7) | 0.024 |
Total cholesterol, mg/dl | 198 (47) | 204 (43) | 0.0023 |
Triglyserides, mg/dl | 85.5 (71) | 136 (125.8) | < 0.0001 |
HDL-cholesterol, mg/dl | 59 (23.7) | 49.9 (19.7) | < 0.0001 |
LDL-cholesterol, mg/dl | 112.8 (45.8) | 119.2 (48.6) | 0.027 |
Non HDL-cholesterol, mg/dl | 136.7 (49.8) | 153.9 (49) | < 0.0001 |
AST, IU/L | 21 (9) | 24 (13) | < 0.0001 |
ALT, IU/L | 20( 11) | 25 (17) | < 0.0001 |
GGT, IU/L | 34.5 (36) | 50 (59.7) | < 0.0001 |
Alb, g/dl | 4.2 (0.3) | 4.3 (0.3) | 0.68 |
Platelet, 104/mL | 22.6 (6.8) | 23.6 (8.1) | 0.13 |
FIB4index | 1.12 (0.7) | 1.1 (0.68) | 0.29 |
NAFLD Fibrosis score | − 2.12 (1.49) | − 2.19 (1.63) | 0.90 |
Alcohol consumption, g/week | 371 (244.7) | 462 (310.9) | 0.092 |
Body weight gain, kg | 0.1 (3.6) | 1.5 (3.5) | < 0.0001 |