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Table 1 The baseline characteristics of participants

From: Association between serum uric acid-to-creatinine ratio and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a cross-sectional study in Chinese non-obese people with a normal range of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol

SUA/Scr Quintile

Q1(< 2.8)

Q2(≥ 2.8 to < 3.3)

Q3(≥ 3.3 to < 3.8)

Q4(≥ 3.8 to < 4.3)

Q5(≥ 4.3)

P-value

N

36,464

36,458

36,459

36,471

36,468

 

Age (years)

Gender

Female

Male

42.1 ± 14.0

24,013 (65.9%)

12,451 (34.1%)

41.0 ± 14.2

19,924 (54.6%)

16,534 (45.4%)

40.6 ± 14.1

17,540 (48.1%)

18,919 (51.9%)

40.5 ± 14.0

15,860 (43.5%)

20,611 (56.5%)

40.6 ± 13.9

14,678 (40.2%)

21,790 (59.8%)

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

20.9 ± 2.1

21.2 ± 2.1

21.5 ± 2.1

21.6 ± 2.1

21.9 ± 2.1

 < 0.001

GGT (U/L)

18.0 (14.0–25.0)

19.0 (14.0–27.9)

21.0 (15.0–30.4)

22.0 (16.0–34.0)

26.0 (17.0–42.8)

 < 0.001

ALT (U/L)

15.0 (11.0–21.0)

15.0 (11.0–22.0)

16.0 (12.0–23.5)

17.0 (12.0–25.0)

19.0 (12.9–28.0)

 < 0.001

AST (U/L)

20.0 (17.0–24.0)

20.0 (17.0–24.0)

21.0 (17.6–25.0)

21.0 (18.0–26.0)

22.0 (18.0–27.0)

 < 0.001

ALB (g/L)

44.0 ± 2.7

44.3 ± 2.7

44.6 ± 2.7

44.8 ± 2.6

45.2 ± 2.6

 < 0.001

GLB (g/L)

29.4 ± 3.7

29.4 ± 3.7

29.3 ± 3.6

29.3 ± 3.7

29.3 ± 3.6

0.001

TB (umol/L)

11.9 ± 4.9

12.3 ± 4.9

12.4 ± 5.1

12.5 ± 5.1

12.4 ± 5.2

 < 0.001

DBIL (umol/L)

1.8 (1.3–2.5)

1.8 (1.3–2.5)

1.8 (1.3–2.5)

1.9 (1.3–2.6)

1.9 (1.3–2.7)

 < 0.001

BUN (mmol/L)

4.3 ± 1.5

4.3 ± 1.2

4.4 ± 1.2

4.4 ± 1.2

4.5 ± 1.2

 < 0.001

Scr (umol/L)

81.4 ± 26.1

80.5 ± 17.8

79.8 ± 17.1

78.1 ± 16.7

73.3 ± 16.3

 < 0.001

eGFR (ml/min/1.73m2)

94.2 ± 19.2

97.3 ± 17.7

99.7 ± 17.3

102.8 ± 17.1

108.6 ± 16.9

 < 0.001

UA (umol/L)

197.5 ± 55.4

248.4 ± 55.9

281.9 ± 61.1

314.9 ± 68.1

365.7 ± 83.8

 < 0.001

SUA/Scr ratio

2.4 ± 0.3

3.1 ± 0.1

3.5 ± 0.1

4.0 ± 0.2

5.0 ± 0.5

 < 0.001

FBG (mmol/L)

5.2 ± 0.9

5.2 ± 0.8

5.1 ± 0.8

5.1 ± 0.8

5.1 ± 0.9

 < 0.001

TC (mmol/L)

4.5 ± 0.7

4.5 ± 0.7

4.5 ± 0.7

4.6 ± 0.7

4.6 ± 0.8

 < 0.001

TG (mmol/L)

0.9 (0.7–1.2)

1.0 (0.8–1.4)

1.1 (0.8–1.5)

1.1 (0.8–1.7)

1.3 (0.9–2.0)

 < 0.001

HDL-c (mmol/L)

1.6 ± 0.4

1.5 ± 0.3

1.4 ± 0.3

1.4 ± 0.3

1.3 ± 0.4

 < 0.001

LDL-c (mmol/L)

2.2 ± 0.5

2.2 ± 0.5

2.3 ± 0.5

2.3 ± 0.5

2.3 ± 0.5

 < 0.001

  1. Values are n (%) or mean ± SD or median (quartile)
  2. ALB albumin; ALT alanine aminotransferase; AST aspartate aminotransferase; BMI body mass index; BUN blood urea nitrogen; Scr serum creatinine; DBIL direct bilirubin; TB total bilirubin; FPG fasting plasma glucose; GGT γ-glutamyl transpeptidase; GLB globulin; HDL-c high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-c low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TC total cholesterol; TG triglyceride; UA uric acid; SUA/Scr ratio serum uric acid-to-creatinine ratio; eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate
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BMC Gastroenterology

ISSN: 1471-230X

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