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Table 1 Demographics and clinical characteristics at baseline

From: Prevalence and predictors of non-alcoholic liver disease on MRI among patients with Crohn's disease

 

Non-NAFLD

NAFLD

P-value

(n = 257)

(n = 83)

Gender (M, %)

178(69.3)

64(77.1)

0.21

Age, year

30 ± 11

32 ± 11

0.07

BMI, kg/m2

19.6 ± 2.7

22.3 ± 4.5

 < 0.01

Current smoker

9(3.5)

2(2.4)

1

MS

18(7)

29(34.9)

 < 0.01

Disease duration, year

2(0.8–5)

4(1–7)

0.01

CDAI

134(73–251)

130(65–246)

0.57

Active CD

125(48.6)

36(43.4)

0.45

Disease location

   

L1

98(38.1)

38(45.8)

0.25

L2

11(4.3)

4(4.8)

0.77

L3

148(57.6)

41(49.4)

0.37

P

161(62.6)

49(59)

0.6

Disease Behavior

   

B1

150(58.4)

42(50.6)

-

B2

61(23.7)

25(30.1)

-

B3

46(17.9)

16(19.3)

0.4

CRP

0.6(0.5–5.6)

0.6(0.5–5.3)

0.72

Alb

46.7(41.8–50.2)

46.1(42.9–49.3)

0.98

PAB

220(166.5–263)

256(197.1–292.9)

 < 0.01

ALT

14(10–22)

23.8(16–36)

 < 0.01

AST

18(15–22)

22(17–27)

 < 0.01

GGT

16(12.4–23)

26(15–41)

 < 0.01

5-ASA

146(56.8)

49(59)

0.63

AZA

107(41.7)

41(49.4)

0.06

Corticosteroids

96(37.4)

38(45.8)

0.04

Prolonged anti-TNF-α antibody use

151(58.8)

51(61.4)

0.7

TNF-α (ELISA)

272.7 ± 320.8

222.9 ± 303.1

0.59

IL-6(ELISA)

5.3 ± 4.3

4.3 ± 2.8

0.39

  1. Values presented as Mean ± SD with t-test; Median [P25, P75] with Wilcoxon rank sum test, or N (%) with Pearson's chi-square test
  2. SD, standard deviation; BMI, body mass index; MS, metabolic syndrome; NAFLD, non-alcoholic liver disease; CRP, C- reactive protein; TP, total protein; Alb, albumin; PAB, pre-albumin; ALT, Alanine aminotransferase; AST, Aspartate aminotransferase; GGT, γ-glutamyl transpeptidase; 5-ASA, 5-Aminosalicylic acid; AZA, Azathioprine; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor α; IL-6, Interleukin-6