Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of subjects
Variables | Patients (n = 285) |
|---|---|
Demographic characteristics | |
Age (years), Mean ± SD | 43.2 ± 13.4 |
Age group (n, %) | |
18–39 years | 122 (42.8) |
40–59 years | 135 (47.4) |
≥ 60 years | 28 (9.8) |
Gender (n, %) | |
Male | 147 (51.6) |
Female | 138 (48.4) |
Marital status (n, %) | |
Married/cohabited | 240 (84.2) |
Single/divorced/widowed/separated | 45 (15.8) |
Educational level (n, %) | |
Junior high school or below | 58 (20.4) |
Senior high school | 65 (22.8) |
Junior college | 66 (23.2) |
College or above | 96 (33.7) |
Place of residence (n, %) | |
Urban | 245 (86.0) |
Rural | 40 (14.0) |
Occupation (n, %) | |
Yes | 222 (77.9) |
No | 63 (22.1) |
Monthly household income (n, %) | |
< 5,000 CNY | 119 (41.8) |
5,000–10,000 CNY | 116 (40.7) |
> 10,000 CNY | 50 (17.5) |
Clinical characteristics | |
BMI (kg/m2), Mean ± SD | 27.3 ± 3.7 |
BMI group (n, %) | |
< 24 kg/m2 | 48 (16.8) |
24–28 kg/m2 | 137 (48.1) |
≥ 28 kg/m2 | 100 (35.1) |
Duration of NAFLD (n, %) | |
≤ 6 months | 196 (68.8) |
> 6 months | 89 (31.2) |
Disease severity (n, %) | |
Simple fatty liver | 243 (85.3) |
NASH | 7 (2.5) |
Fibrosis | 10 (3.5) |
Cirrhosis | 3 (1.1) |
Unknown | 22 (7.7) |
Comorbidities (n, %) | |
Yes | 153 (53.7) |
Hyperlipidemia | 30 |
Diabetes | 26 |
Hypertension | 36 |
Cardiovascular diseases | 13 |
Others | 48 |
No | 132 (46.3) |
Treatment (n, %) | |
Yes | 117 (41.1) |
No | 168 (58.9) |
Laboratory examination, Median (IQR) | |
ALT (U/L) | 52.0 (23.0, 81.0) |
AST (U/L) | 36.0 (21.0, 48.9) |
Albumin (g/L) | 44.9 (42.7, 47.1) |