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Table 1 General characteristics of participants categorized severity of liver fat infiltration

From: Neck circumference as an independent indicator to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in non-obese men

 

Men

Women

 

Normal

Mild

Moderate to severe

P

Normal

Mild

Moderate to severe

P

N

435

161

148

 

1470

310

144

 

Age (yr)

52.03 ± 15.06

47.81 ± 15.88

49.16 ± 15.56

0.06

48.24 ± 13.80

54.55 ± 12.24

56.58 ± 10.71

<0.01

Weight (kg)

61.15 ± 6.42

65.03 ± 6.52

66.29 ± 6.69

<0.01

54.10 ± 5.42

55.95 ± 5.44

57.44 ± 4.45

<0.01

Neck circumference (cm)

34.08 ± 2.16

34.78 ± 2.04

35.45 ± 2.10

<0.01

30.92 ± 2.25

31.33 ± 1.96

31.99 ± 2.09

<0.01

Waist circumference (cm)

76.17 ± 6.60

78.43 ± 6.70

80.08 ± 6.27

<0.01

71.09 ± 6.85

75.08 ± 6.05

78.18 ± 6.68

<0.01

Hip circumference (cm)

89.56 ± 4.66

91.77 ± 5.60

92.16 ± 5.03

0.87

89.56 ± 4.73

90.39 ± 5.18

91.14 ± 4.92

<0.01

Waist to hip ratio

0.87 ± 0.07

0.86 ± 0.07

0.87 ± 0.47

0.04

0.80 ± 0.07

0.83 ± 0.07

0.86 ± 0.47

<0.01

BMI (kg/m2)

21.98 ± 1.69

22.46 ± 1.70

23.13 ± 1.46

<0.01

21.90 ± 1.69

22.84 ± 1.46

23.48 ± 1.27

<0.01

SBP (mmHg)

125.74 ± 19.27

127.64 ± 17.90

129.88 ± 17.83

0.06

121.98 ± 20.11

128.71 ± 19.59

133.57 ± 21.48

<0.01

DBP (mmHg)

76.69 ± 11.64

77.24 ± 12.90

78.23 ± 12.05

0.41

72.75 ± 11.69

77.01 ± 11.90

79.56 ± 12.75

<0.01

FBG (mmol/L)

5.42 ± 1.36

5.29 ± 0.99

5.53 ± 1.41

0.28

5.35 ± 0.93

5.62 ± 1.13

6.02 ± 1.51

<0.01

Fasting insulin (pmol/L)

25.6(17.8–33.3)

27.4(20.0–38.6)

31.6(22.2–46.4)

<0.01

30.1(22.6–40.6)

33.8(24.7–46.1)

40.9(29.6–56.5)

<0.01

HbA1c (%)

5.28 ± 0.88

5.24 ± 0.70

5.43 ± 1.10

0.14

5.12 ± 0.60

5.30 ± 0.73

5.48 ± 0.89

<0.01

HOMA-IR

0.85(0.57–1.17)

0.90(0.63–1.30)

1.06(0.73–1.65)

<0.01

1.03(0.73–1.39)

1.17(0.85–1.65)

1.57(1.12–2.16)

<0.01

Total cholerterol (mmol/L)

4.84 ± 0.92

4.70 ± 0.89

4.89 ± 1.17

0.21

4.89 ± 0.93

5.15 ± 1.09

5.26 ± 0.89

<0.01

LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)

2.76 ± 0.66

2.82 ± 0.61

2.97 ± 0.70

<0.01

2.77 ± 0.69

2.94 ± 0.75

3.08 ± 0.62

<0.01

HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)

1.40 ± 0.28

1.32 ± 0.27

1.28 ± 0.27

<0.01

1.57 ± 0.30

1.50 ± 0.31

1.40 ± 0.28

<0.01

Triglycerides (mmol/L)

1.10(0.87–1.48)

1.24(0.91–1.76)

1.50(1.02–2.05)

<0.01

1.03(0.77–1.38)

1.32(0.95–1.77)

1.77(1.34–2.45)

<0.01

Creatinine (umol/L)

87.01 ± 14.31

88.23 ± 12.04

90.39 ± 13.16

0.03

68.75 ± 11.39

68.61 ± 11.15

69.80 ± 10.33

0.53

eGFR (ml/min/1.732)

91.58 ± 17.58

91.03 ± 14.85

87.82 ± 13.14

0.05

90.29 ± 16.63

88.22 ± 17.42

85.04 ± 14.05

<0.01

ALT(U/L)

19(15–25)

18(14–25.5)

22(16–32)

0.04

14(11–19)

16(13–21)

20(15–28.5)

<0.01

AST (U/L)

24(20–28)

22(19–27)

23(20–30)

<0.01

21(18–25)

22(19–26)

24(20.5–28)

<0.01

Smoker N, (%)

140(32.18 %)

53(32.92 %)

52(35.14 %)

0.04

20(1.36 %)

2(0.65 %)

3(2.1 %)

0.12

  1. SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; FBG: fasting blood glucose