Table 3 Comparison of the main phenotypic characteristics between participants with and without NAFLD

BMI (kg/m²)

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26.6 ± 3.1

22.4 ± 3.2

< 0.001

WC (cm)

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89.1 ± 9.1

77.2 ± 9.7

< 0.001

SBP (mmHg)

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139.4 ± 24.9

135 ± 23.9

0.007

DBP (mmHg)

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86.5 ± 16.2

81.8 ± 14.4

< 0.001

FBG (mmol/L)

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5.3 ± 1.7

4.9 ± 1.2

0.001

HbA1C (%)

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6.2 ± 1.2

5.8 ± 0.8

< 0.001

AST (IU/L)

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23 ± 8.3

23 ± 8.2

0.955

ALT (IU/L)

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25.3 ± 12.4

19.1 ± 9.4

< 0.001

TC (mmol/L)

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5.7 ± 1.0

5.5 ± 1.1

0.009

HDL-C (mmol/L)

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1.5 ± 0.3

1.8 ± 0.4

< 0.001

LDL-C (mmol/L)

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3.7 ± 1.0

3.4 ± 1.0

< 0.001

TG (mmol/L)

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2.2 ± 1.4

1.3 ± 1.1

< 0.001

UA (mmol/L)

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354.7 ± 89.6

300.4 ± 92.1

< 0.001

Total energy intake (kcal)

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1563.9 ± 883.0

1624.3 ± 854.0

0.296