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Table 1 Basal clinical parameters of patients with or without development of NAFLD at follow-up

From: Lower serum PRL is associated with the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a retrospective cohort study

Variables

Male

Female

NAFLD state at follow-up

P-value

NAFLD state at follow-up

P-value

Non-NAFLD n = 160

NAFLD n = 55

Non-NAFLD n = 123

NAFLD n = 17

Age (year)

58 (50, 66)

53 (45, 60)

0.003

56 (45, 65)

53 (49, 61)

0.385

BMI (kg/m2)

23.84 (22.05, 25.40)

24.22 (22.35, 26.23)

0.241

23.75 (20.45, 26.59)

26.56 (23.46, 29.40)

0.067

WC (cm)

90 (85, 95)

93 (86, 98)

0.174

83 (78, 96)

91 (79, 99)

0.294

Follow-up (month)

32 (21, 45)

34 (22, 50)

0.333

30 (14, 43)

34 (14, 50)

0.540

Diabetes, n (%)

158 (98.8%)

50 (90.9%)

0.005

94 (76.4%)

14 (82.4%)

0.585

Hypertension, n (%)

83 (51.9%)

31 (56.4%)

0.565

65 (52.8%)

7 (41.2%)

0.367

Hyperlipidemia, n (%)

40 (25.0%)

23 (41.8%)

0.018

31 (25.2%)

7 (41.2%)

0.165

SBP (mmHg)

133 (120, 144)

130 (118, 139)

0.129

133 (121, 148)

126 (104, 149)

0.191

DBP (mmHg)

78 (71, 86)

78 (71, 89)

0.462

78 (69, 86)

70 (63, 91)

0.368

HbA1c (%)

7.90 (6.75, 10.00)

7.60 (6.30, 10.90)

0.297

7.05 (6.00, 9.23)

8.50 (5.50, 10.90)

0.559

FBG (mmol/L)

7.08 (5.58, 8.94)

6.97 (5.47, 8.85)

0.932

5.98 (4.89, 8.39)

6.44 (4.68, 10.60)

0.753

HOMA-IR

1.47 (0.81, 3.00)

2.04 (1.42, 3.20)

0.032

1.84 (1.01, 3.97)

1.79 (1.21, 3.98)

0.925

TG (mmol/L)

1.07 (0.77, 1.50)

1.53 (1.03, 2.04)

0.001

1.03 (0.68, 1.42)

1.25 (0.85, 1.90)

0.084

TC (mmol/L)

4.04 (3.56, 4.80)

4.45 (3.59, 5.48)

0.019

4.43 (3.76, 5.22)

4.46 (4.15, 5.46)

0.515

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.07 (0.84, 1.28)

0.97 (0.84, 1.21)

0.240

1.19 (0.98, 1.57)

1.15 (1.05, 1.37)

0.506

LDL-C (mmol/L)

2.30 (1.78, 2.80)

2.55 (1.77, 3.21)

0.086

2.47 (1.98, 3.04)

2.77 (2.26, 3.38)

0.258

ALT (U/L)

17.60 (13.85, 24.23)

17.40 (14.05, 28.00)

0.347

17.80 (13.70, 24.80)

23.90 (13.50, 33.25)

0.415

AST (U/L)

17.20 (14.90, 20.50)

18.60 (14.15, 22.05)

0.872

18.90 (15.70, 22.10)

17.80 (14.50, 23.85)

0.790

Cr (umol/L)

66.00 (60.00, 76.00)

65.00 (58.50, 74.00)

0.250

50.00 (43.00, 57.20)

48.00 (40.50, 57.50)

0.607

UA (umol/L)

318.50 (267.25, 372.00)

328.00 (287.50, 412.50)

0.050

270.00 (226.50, 312.75)

290.00 (247.00, 331.50)

0.544

eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m2)

116.46 (100.05, 130.16)

116.30 (99.24, 140.18)

0.596

116.69 (103.09, 142.47)

130.61 (100.99, 168.35)

0.427

TSH (mIU/L)

1.78 (1.34, 2.60)

1.83 (1.13, 2.63)

0.904

2.20 (1.44, 3.19)

1.98 (1.45, 3.22)

0.878

PRL (ug/L)

9.13 (6.92, 12.50)

7.35 (5.48, 10.60)

0.002

9.01 (6.31, 11.60)

5.66 (4.67, 9.03)

0.009

  1. The data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation or median (interquartile range)
  2. NAFLD Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; BMI Body mass index; WC Waist circumference; SBP Systolic blood pressure; DBP Diastolic blood pressure; FBG Fasting blood glucose; HOMA Homeostasis model assessment; TG Triglycerides; TC Total cholesterol; HDL-C High-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; ALT Alanine aminotransferase; AST Aspartate transaminase; Cr Creatinine; UA Uric acid; eGFR Estimated glomerular filtration rate; TSH Thyroid stimulating hormone; PRL Prolactin