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Table 2 Comparison of demographic characteristics between participants with and without NAFLD

From: Analysis of the association between dietary patterns and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in a county in Guangxi

Characteristics

Total, n

NAFLD

p

Yes

No

Demographic

2664

241(9.0)

2423(91.0)

 

Age group, n (%)

   

< 0.001

 30-59years

1302

142(58.9)

1160(47.9)

 

 60-94years

1362

99(41.1)

1263(52.1)

 

Sex

   

0.685

 Female

1648

152(63.1)

1496(61.7)

 

 Male

1016

89(36.9)

927(38.3)

 

Ethnicity, n (%)

2664

  

0.392

Han

548

46(19.1)

502(20.7)

 

Yao

1987

187(77.6)

1800(74.3)

 

Others

129

8(3.3)

121(5.0)

 

Marital status, n (%)

   

0.239

 Unmarried or divorced

436

33(13.7)

403(16.6)

 

 Married or cohabiting

2228

208(86.3)

2020(83.4)

 

Educational Level, n (%)

   

0.553

Incomplete primary or lower

1109

96(39.8)

1013(41.8)

 

Completed primary or higher

1555

145(60.2)

1410(58.2)

 

Physical activity

   

0.286

Inadequate

665

67(27.8)

598(24.7)

 

 Adequate

1999

174(72.2)

1825(75.3)

 

Smoking, n (%)

   

0.003

 No

2177

214(88.8)

1963(81.0)

 

 Yes

487

27(11.2)

460(19.0)

 

Drinking, n (%)

    

 No

1781

236(97.9)

1545(63.8)

< 0.001

 Yes

883

5(2.1)

878(36.2)

 

Occupational, n (%)

   

0.415

 Farmers

2436

217(90.0)

2219(91.6)

 

 Else

228

24(10.0)

204(8.4)

 

BMI (kg/m2)

2664

26.6 ± 3.1

22.4 ± 3.2

< 0.001

WC, cm

2664

89.1 ± 9.1

77.2 ± 9.7

< 0.001

Overweight/Obese (%)

699

165(68.5)

534(22.0)

< 0.001

Hypertension, n (%)

1113

127(52.7)

986(40.7)

< 0.001

Diabetes, n (%)

318

54(22.4)

264(10.9)

< 0.001

  1. Continuous variables are presented as Mean ± SD.
  2. *P values for continuous variables (t test) and for categorical variables (chi-square test).