Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the studied subjects based on fatty liver disease
From: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and socioeconomic determinants in an Iranian cohort study
Variable | Total | FLI -** N (%) | FLI + *** N (%) | P-value * | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 35–44 | 2816 | 856 (30.4) | 1960 (69.6) |  < 0.001 |
45–59 | 3381 | 803 (23.8) | 2578 (76.2) | ||
 ≥ 60 | 1055 | 347 (32.9) | 708 (67.1) | ||
Gender | Male | 2758 | 795 (28.8) | 1963 (71.2) | 0.083 |
Female | 4494 | 1211 (26.9) | 3283 (73.1) | ||
Area | Urban | 4492 | 1010 (22.5) | 3482 (77.5) |  < 0.001 |
Rural | 2760 | 996 (36) | 1764 (64) | ||
Smoking | No | 5861 | 1542 (26.3) | 4319 (73.7) |  < 0.001 |
Yes | 1391 | 464 (33.4) | 927 (66.6) | ||
BMI | Underweight | 147 | 147 (100) | 0 |  < 0.001 |
Normal | 1556 | 94 (6) | 1462 (94) | ||
Overweight | 1970 | 388 (19.7) | 1582 (80.3) | ||
Obese | 9357 | 9 (0.3) | 3570 (99.7) | ||
Physical activity (MET Score) | Q1 | 1868 | 414 (22) | 1454 (78) |  < 0.001 |
Q2 | 1807 | 432 (24) | 1375 (76) | ||
Q3 | 1831 | 565 (31) | 1266 (69) | ||
Q4 | 1746 | 595 (34) | 1151 (64) | ||
Energy intake (Kcalories per day) | Q1 | 1814 | 551 (30.4) | 1263 (69.6) | 0.001 |
Q2 | 1812 | 529 (29.2) | 1283 (70.8) | ||
Q3 | 1813 | 471 (26) | 1342 (74) | ||
Q4 | 1813 | 455 (25.1) | 1358 (74.9) | ||
Dyslipidemia | Normal | 3938 | 1579 (40.1) | 2359 (59.9) |  < 0.001 |
High | 3314 | 427 (12.9) | 2887 (87.1) | ||
Diabetic | No | 5552 | 1784 (32.1) | 3768 (67.9) |  < 0.001 |
Yes | 1700 | 222 (13.1) | 1478 (86.9) | ||
Educational level | Illiterate | 4611 | 1346 (29.2) | 3265 (70.8) |  < 0.001 |
Primary school | 1164 | 281 (24.1) | 883 (75.9) | ||
Secondary school | 474 | 110 (23.2) | 364 (76.8) | ||
High school | 513 | 146 (28.5) | 367 (71.5) | ||
University | 490 | 123 (25) | 367 (75) | ||