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Table 1 Characteristics of the subjects according to MAFLD

From: Validation of fatty liver index as a marker for metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease

Total subjects (n = 852)

MAFLD

p-value

AUROC (95% CI)

No (n = 574)

Yes (n = 278)

Sex

 < 0.0001

 

 Male

300 (52.3)

209 (75.2)

 

 Female

274 (47.7)

69 (24.8)

Alcohol consumption

0.147

 

 N

360 (62.7)

160 (57.6)

 

 Y

214 (37.3)

118 (42.4)

Smoking

 < 0.0001

 

 N

446 (77.7)

184 (66.2)

 

 Y

128 (22.3)

94 (33.8)

FLI

 < 0.0001

 

 30 < 

407 (89.8)

80 (43.0)

 

 ≥ 60

46 (10.2)

106 (57.0)

Age (years)

52.44 ± 10.20

52.97 ± 9.31

0.462

 

BMI

23.63 ± 2.84

26.64 ± 3.12

 < 0.0001

 

SBP (mmHg)

121.19 ± 12.59

126.15 ± 11.77

 < 0.0001

 

DBP (mmHg)

74.63 ± 9.56

78.84 ± 10.02

 < 0.0001

 

WC (cm)

82.34 ± 8.07

89.23 ± 9.17

 < 0.0001

 

FBS (mg/dL)

92.3 ± 23.38

99.93 ± 26.27

 < 0.0001

 

TG (mg/dL)

98.8 ± 64.16

150.91 ± 143.04

 < 0.0001

 

HDL-C (mg/dL)

56.74 ± 12.9

52.4 ± 13.72

 < 0.0001

 

LDL-C (mg/dL)

119.53 ± 32.72

124.16 ± 38.03

0.082

 

AST (IU/L)

30.82 ± 21.94

37.66 ± 38.42

0.001

 

ALT (IU/L)

27.52 ± 24.32

40.15 ± 29.71

 < 0.0001

0.701 (0.657–0.745)

GGT (IU/L)

36.76 ± 66.86

72.79 ± 215.35

0.007

0.668 (0.622–0.714)

Uric acid/creatinine

6.29 ± 1.75

6.61 ± 1.56

0.011

 

hs-CRP (mg/L)

1.65 ± 3.93

2.03 ± 3.61

0.216

0.620 (0.572–0.668)

TC (mg/dL)

199.95 ± 35.45

205.11 ± 44.30

0.091

 

WBC (103/µL)

6019.63 ± 1735.57

6722.82 ± 1950.21

 < 0.0001

 

Hemoglobin (g/dL)

14.23 ± 1.50

15.34 ± 1.50

 < 0.0001

0.682 (0.635–0.729)

Insulin (µIU/mL)

4.41 ± 3.02

7.76 ± 6.46

 < 0.0001

0.717 (0.672–0.761)

Vitamin D (ng/mL)

18.99 ± 8.89

19.27 ± 7.86

0.688

 

Fatty liver index

23.1 ± 20.75

48.63 ± 25.5

 < 0.0001

0.776 (0.737–0.816)

  1. Data are expressed as number (percentage) or mean ± standard deviation. The p-value was determined using the chi-squared test and independent t-test
  2. MAFLD metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, WC waist circumference, BMI body mass index, FBS fasting blood sugar, GGT gamma-glutamyl transferase, hs-CRP high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, TC total cholesterol, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, TG triglyceride, ALT alanine aminotransferase, AST aspartate aminotransferase, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, WBC white blood cell