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Table 2 Characteristics of study subjects based on abdominal obesityc and metabolically healthy/unhealthyb for males

From: Abdominal obesity phenotypes are associated with the risk of developing non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: insights from the general population

Variables

Total

(n = 7411)

Metabolically healthy

Metabolically unhealthy

MH−AO−

(n = 3202)

MH−AO+

(n = 1288)

MH+AO−

(n = 2260)

MH+AO+

(n = 661)

Age, years

43.82 (8.99)

42.34 (8.85)

44.72 (8.99)

45.05 (9.06)

45.01 (8.38)

Height, cm

170.81 (6.01)

170.75 (5.85)

172.42 (6.25)

169.71 (5.93)

171.75 (5.76)

Weight, kg

67.29 (9.98)

62.53 (6.96)

77.34 (8.78)

64.65 (6.76)

79.81 (9.42)

BMI, kg/m2

23.04 (3.00)

21.44 (2.07)

26.00 (2.50)

22.44 (2.01)

27.04 (2.75)

WC, cm

80.35 (7.94)

75.71 (5.28)

89.79 (4.75)

78.27 (4.69)

91.58 (5.74)

ALT, U/L

20.00 (15.00–28.00)

18.00 (14.00–23.00)

25.00 (19.00–35.00)

20.00 (16.00–27.00)

30.00 (22.00–45.00)

AST, U/L

18.00 (15.00–22.00)

17.00 (14.00–21.00)

20.00 (16.00–25.00)

18.00 (15.00–22.00)

21.00 (17.00–27.00)

GGT, U/L

19.00 (14.00–27.00)

16.00 (13.00–22.00)

22.00 (17.00–32.00)

19.00 (15.00–28.00)

28.00 (20.00–39.00)

HDL-C, mmol/L

1.29 (0.34)

1.45 (0.31)

1.22 (0.25)

1.20 (0.34)

1.00 (0.21)

TC, mmol/L

5.16 (0.86)

5.01 (0.81)

5.30 (0.84)

5.18 (0.89)

5.50 (0.89)

TG, mmol/L

1.10 (0.72)

0.71 (0.53–0.97)

1.05 (0.76–1.39)

1.10 (0.72–1.72)

1.89 (1.33–2.40)

FPG, mmol/L

5.30 (0.37)

5.12 (0.28)

5.32 (0.33)

5.46 (0.38)

5.58 (0.32)

HbA1c, %

5.17 (0.32)

5.10 (0.29)

5.21 (0.32)

5.20 (0.33)

5.30 (0.35)

SBP, mmHg

118.23 (13.99)

112.88 (10.69)

121.48 (12.43)

120.17 (14.89)

131.21 (15.55)

DBP, mmHg

74.41 (9.85)

70.51 (7.59)

76.70 (8.56)

75.89 (10.51)

83.72 (10.54)

Exercise habits

     

No

6020 (81.23%)

2486 (77.64%)

1100 (85.40%)

1860 (82.30%)

574 (86.84%)

Yes

1391 (18.77%)

716 (22.36%)

188 (14.60%)

400 (17.70%)

87 (13.16%)

Drinking status

     

Non or small

5354 (72.24%)

2324 (72.58%)

921 (71.51%)

1613 (71.37%)

496 (75.04%)

Light

1369 (18.47%)

606 (18.93%)

228 (17.70%)

426 (18.85%)

109 (16.49%)

Moderate

688 (9.28%)

272 (8.49%)

139 (10.79%)

221 (9.78%)

56 (8.47%)

Smoking status

     

Non

2710 (36.57%)

1256 (39.23%)

443 (34.39%)

787 (34.82%)

224 (33.89%)

Past

2153 (29.05%)

891 (27.83%)

436 (33.85%)

641 (28.36%)

185 (27.99%)

Current

2548 (34.38%)

1055 (32.95%)

409 (31.75%)

832 (36.81%)

252 (38.12%)

NAFLD

2029 (27.38%)

318 (9.93%)

651 (50.54%)

576 (25.49%)

484 (73.22%)

  1. Abbreviations as in Table 1
  2. cAbdominal obesity was defined as waist circumference ≥ 85 cm
  3. bMetabolically unhealthy was defined as having > one component (except waist circumference criteria) of metabolic syndrome according to the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III definition