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Table 1 Measurements of subjects with and without fatty liver.

From: The Fatty Liver Index: a simple and accurate predictor of hepatic steatosis in the general population

 

FL (n = 228)

No FL (n = 268)

p

Gender (male/female, n)

164/64

141/127

<0.0001

Age (years)

58 (17)

57 (26)

0.9535

Ethanol (g*day-1)

13 (35)

11 (28)

0.1272

ALT (U*L-1)

27 (21)

19 (16)

<0.0001

AST (U*L-1)

22 (10)

20 (8)

0.0004

GGT (U*L-1)

31 (35)

19 (14)

<0.0001

BMI (kg*m-1)

29.5 (5.8)

25.7 (4.1)

<0.0001

Waist circumference (cm)

98 (16)

86 (14)

<0.0001

Sum of 4 skinfolds (mm)

74.1 (37.4)

59.6 (26.8)

<0.0001

Glucose (mg*dL-1)

96 (18)

89 (13)

<0.0001

Insulin (mU*L-1)

9 (8)

5 (4)

<0.0001

Triglycerides (mg*dL-1)

141 (102)

91 (60)

<0.0001

Cholesterol (mg*dL-1)

219 (57)

212 (52)

0.1547

  1. Values are medians and interquartile ranges for continous variables and number of subjects for categorical variables.
  2. Abbreviations: FL = fatty liver; p = p-value (Mann-Whitney U-test for continuous variables and Fisher's Exact test for categorical variables); ALT = alanine transaminase; AST = aspartate transaminase; GGT = gamma-glutamyl-transferase; BMI = body mass index.