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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of four groups

From: Remnant cholesterol/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio is a new powerful tool for identifying non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

 

RC/HDL-C ratio quartile

 

Q1 (0.07–0.26)

Q2 (0.26–0.37)

Q3 (0.37–0.55)

Q4 (0.55–4.39)

P-value

Sex

    

< 0.001

 Women

2785 (78.21%)

2111 (59.30%)

1344 (37.75%)

600 (16.85%)

 

 Men

776 (21.79%)

1449 (40.70%)

2216 (62.25%)

2961 (83.15%)

 

Age, years

40.00 (35.00–46.00)

42.00 (36.00–49.00)

44.00 (38.00–51.00)

45.00 (39.00–52.00)

< 0.001

Weight, kg

52.70 (8.11)

57.08 (9.47)

62.16 (10.55)

69.10 (11.13)

< 0.001

Height, cm

161.70 (7.53)

163.50 (8.46)

165.72 (8.56)

168.25 (7.88)

< 0.001

BMI, kg/m2

20.09 (2.21)

21.27 (2.56)

22.55 (2.91)

24.34 (3.08)

< 0.001

WC, cm

69.99 (6.69)

73.53 (7.58)

77.85 (8.15)

83.36 (7.93)

< 0.001

ALT, U/L

14.00 (11.00–17.00)

15.00 (12.00–19.00)

17.00 (13.00–23.00)

23.00 (17.00–32.00)

< 0.001

AST, U/L

16.00 (13.00–19.00)

16.00 (13.75-20.00)

17.00 (14.00–21.00)

19.00 (15.00–23.00)

< 0.001

GGT,U/L

12.00 (10.00–15.00)

13.00 (10.00–17.00)

15.00 (12.00–22.00)

21.00 (15.00–30.00)

< 0.001

HDL-C, mmol/L

1.90 (0.35)

1.56 (0.25)

1.33 (0.21)

1.06 (0.19)

< 0.001

Non-HDL-C, mmol/L

2.80 (2.45–3.19)

3.39 (3.00-3.80)

3.86 (3.43–4.31)

4.46 (3.96–4.99)

< 0.001

TC, mmol/L

4.73 (0.76)

4.97 (0.78)

5.22 (0.81)

5.57 (0.88)

< 0.001

LDL-C, mmol/L

2.42 (2.10–2.77)

2.90 (2.56–3.27)

3.27 (2.88–3.68)

3.65 (3.19–4.14)

< 0.001

TG, mmol/L

0.42 (0.32–0.53)

0.60 (0.47–0.75)

0.85 (0.69–1.05)

1.45 (1.13–1.90)

< 0.001

RC, mmol/l

0.38 (0.33–0.43)

0.48 (0.43–0.54)

0.58 (0.53–0.65)

0.78 (0.69–0.92)

< 0.001

FPG, mmol/L

4.97 (0.39)

5.08 (0.40)

5.21 (0.39)

5.34 (0.37)

< 0.001

HbA1c, %

5.14 (0.30)

5.15 (0.31)

5.20 (0.33)

5.23 (0.34)

< 0.001

SBP, mmHg

108.06 (13.08)

111.38 (13.88)

115.86 (14.43)

120.42 (14.83)

< 0.001

DBP, mmHg

66.62 (9.28)

69.27 (9.62)

72.55 (9.93)

76.04 (10.20)

< 0.001

Habit of exercise

671 (18.84%)

639 (17.95%)

634 (17.81%)

524 (14.71%)

< 0.001

Drinking status

    

< 0.001

 Non or small

3087 (86.69%)

3024 (84.94%)

2851 (80.08%)

2840 (79.75%)

 

 Light

370 (10.39%)

400 (11.24%)

505 (14.19%)

479 (13.45%)

 

 Moderate

104 (2.92%)

136 (3.82%)

204 (5.73%)

242 (6.80%)

 

Smoking status

    

< 0.001

 Non

2845 (79.89%)

2478 (69.61%)

1950 (54.78%)

1469 (41.25%)

 

 Past

421 (11.82%)

543 (15.25%)

761 (21.38%)

831 (23.34%)

 

 Current

295 (8.28%)

539 (15.14%)

849 (23.85%)

1261 (35.41%)

 

NAFLD

69 (1.94%)

224 (6.29%)

658 (18.48%)

1552 (43.58%)

< 0.001

  1. Values were expressed as mean (standard deviation) or medians (quartile interval) or n (%)
  2. RC/HDL-C ratio remnant cholesterol/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio, BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, ALT alanine aminotransferase, AST aspartate aminotransferase, GGT gamma-glutamyl transferase, TC total cholesterol, LDL-C low density lipoprotein cholesterol, TG triglyceride, FPG fasting plasma glucose, HbA1c hemoglobin A1c, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, NAFLD non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
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