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Table 1 Baseline characteristic of participants with or without MAFLD in NHANES 2017–2018

From: Population-specific cut-off points of fatty liver index: a study based on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data

 

Non-MALFD (n = 2029)

MAFLD (n = 2604)

Wholea

Mild (n = 429)

Moderate (n = 326)

Severe (n = 1849)

Age (year)

42.0 (33)

55.0 (25)

56.0 (25)

53.5 (30)

55.0 (24)

Gender

     

 Male

903 (44.5)

1378 (52.9)

189 (44.1)

161 (49.4)

1028 (55.6)

 Female

1126 (55.5)

1226 (47.1)

240 (55.9)

165 (50.6)

821 (44.4)

Race-ethnicity

     

 Mexican American

204 (10.0)

451 (17.3)

53 (12.4)

42 (12.9)

356 (19.3)

 Other Hispanic

174 (8.6)

263 (10.1)

56 (13.1)

32 (9.8)

175 (9.5)

 Non-Hispanic White

714 (35.2)

892 (34.3)

121 (28.2)

120 (36.8)

651 (35.2)

 Non-HISPANIC Black

512 (25.2)

521 (20.0)

108 (25.2)

70 (21.5)

343 (18.6)

 Other Race

425 (20.9)

477 (18.3)

91 (21.2)

62 (19.0)

324 (17.5)

BMI (kg/m2)

24.6 (6.1)

31.5 (8.3)

29.2 (7.15)

29.4 (6.825)

32.4 (8.7)cd

WC (cm)

87.8 (17.3)

106.5 (20.0)

101.0 (16.0)

101.9 (15.9)

109.4 (20.5)cd

HC (cm)

97.85 (12.8)

109.0 (17.7)

105.6 (16.5)

106.4 (15.3)

110.4 (18.3)cd

ALT (IU/L)

15.0 (9)

20.0 (15)

17.0 (10)

19.0 (12)b

22.0 (16)cd

AST (IU/L)

19.0 (7)

20.0 (9)

19.0 (8)

19.0 (8)

20.0 (10)c

GGT (IU/L)

17.0 (13)

25.0 (21)

20.0 (15)

23.0 (18)

26.0 (24)cd

ALB (g/L)

41.0 (4)

41.0 (5)

40.0 (4)

40.0 (4)

41.0 (5)

Cholesterol (mmol/L)

4.63 (1.33)

4.88 (1.42)

4.86 (1.36)

4.84 (1.3)

4.89 (1.42)

Triglyceride (mg/dL)

91.0 (63)

139.0 (99)

118.0 (76)

125.0 (96)

147.0 (102)cd

HDLC (mmol/L)

1.45 (0.49)

1.22 (0.42)

1.29 (0.46)

1.24 (0.49)

1.16 (0.39)cd

Hs-CRP (mg/L)

1.14 (2.11)

2.62 (4.1)

2.05 (3.52)

2.07 (3.01)

2.87 (4.29)cd

Fasting Glucose (mmol/L)

5.00 (0.67)

5.38 (1.11)

5.27 (0.75)

5.27 (0.95)

5.44 (1.27)cd

HbA1c (%)

5.4 (0.5)

5.7 (0.8)

5.6 (0.7)

5.6 (0.7)

5.8 (1.0)cd

Insulin (μU/mL)

6.96 (5.62)

13.2 (12.6)

10.08 (6.53)

10.17 (9.25)

15.09 (13.7)cd

Liver stiffness

4.5 (1.8)

5.4 (2.4)

4.9 (2.0)

5.1 (2.0)

5.6 (2.7)cd

CAP (dB/m)

213 (43)

303 (62)

258.0 (10)

273.0 (6)

321.0 (52)

  1. BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, HC hip circumference, ALT alanine aminotransferase, AST aspartate aminotransferase, GGT aamma glutamyltransferase, ALB albumin, HDLC high density lipoprotein cholesterol, CAP controlled attenuation parameter
  2. aAll the indexes between Non-MAFLD and MAFLD have statistical differences (P < 0.05)
  3. bThere are statistical difference between mild and moderate MAFLD groups (P < 0.05)
  4. cThere are statistical difference between mild and severe MAFLD groups (P < 0.05)
  5. dThere are statistical difference between moderate and severe MAFLD groups (P < 0.05)
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