Table 3 Characteristics of participants with alcoholic liver disease compared to those without in the excessive alcohol consumption group
| Â | Alcoholic liver disease | No alcoholic liver disease | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
N = 52 | N = 48 | ||
Age (years)—mean (95% CI) | 30.02 (28.80–31.25) | 29.56 (26.53–32.58) | 0.785 |
Male—% (95% CI) | 74.10 (56.42–86.34) | 49.65 (34.56–64.81) | 0.044 |
BMI (kg/m2)—mean (95% CI) | 32.65 (30.98–34.31) | 25.16 (23.99–26.34) |  < 0.001 |
Race/ethnicity—% (95% CI) | |||
Non-Hispanic White | 65.784 (51.21–77.89) | 64.87 (48.55–78.33) | 0.256 |
Non-Hispanic Black | 5.368 (1.50–17.41) | 14.18 (5.91–30.3) |  |
Hispanic | 21.129 (12.96–32.52) | 9.88 (4.01–22.36) |  |
Non-Hispanic Asian | 0.554 (0.07–4.25) | 2.3 (0.58–8.71) |  |
Non-Hispanic other | 7.164 (2.29–20.29) | 8.77 (3.75–19.14) |  |
Smoking status—% (95% CI) | |||
Never | 26.66 (12.77–47.44) | 51.95 (29.78–73.37) |  < 0.104 |
Former | 12.31 (4.83–27.98) | 10.05 (3.3–26.77) |  |
Current | 61.03 (45.18–74.85) | 38 (20.86–58.78) |  |
Lab values—mean (95% CI) | |||
Total bilirubin (mg/dL) | 0.45 (0.31–0.59) | 0.55 (0.42–0.68) | 0.212 |
AST (IU/L) | 33.81 (21.67–45.95) | 20.91 (18.23–23.59) | 0.062 |
ALT (IU/L) | 41.55 (26.48–56.62) | 20.24 (14.08–26.4) | 0.042 |
Albumin (g/dL) | 4.2 (4.11–4.3) | 4.19 (4.09–4.28) | 0.816 |
MCV (fL) | 89.8 (87.72–91.88) | 90.11 (88.17–92.06) | 0.808 |
Platelet count (103 cells/uL) | 260.16 (240.48–279.85) | 234.97 (218.29–251.64) | 0.065 |
HbA1C (%) | 5.38 (5.13–5.63) | 5.02 (4.92–5.12) | 0.015 |