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Table 1 Demographic variables and metabolic risk factor profile in patients with NAFLD and without NAFLD

From: Non alcoholic fatty liver disease increases the mortality from acute coronary syndrome: an observational study from Sri Lanka

Variable

NAFLD

Non- NAFLD

Total

Significance

n = 56

n = 64

n = 120

Age(years)

62.9 ± 10.8

59.8 ± 12.6

61.28 ± 11.8

p = 0.157

Gender

 Male

30 (53.6)

45 (70.3)

75 (62.5)

p = 0.059

 Female

26 (46.4)

19 (29.7)

45 (37.5)

Diabetes

38 (67.9)

32 (50.0)

70 (58.3)

p = 0.048

Hypertension

44 (78.6)

40 (62.5)

84 (70.0)

p = 0.055

Dyslipidaemia

29 (51.8)

21 (32.8)

50 (41.7)

p = 0.035

Smoking

24 (42.9)

31 (48.4)

55 (45.8)

p = 0.815

Alcohol consumption

 Never

33 (58.9)

37 (57.8)

70 (58.3)

p = 0.902

  < 20 g/day

23 (41.1)

27 (42.2)

50 (41.7)

BMI

24.59 ± 3.5

24.69 ± 12.9

24.64 ± 9.8

p = 0.958

Obesity (BMI > 27.5 kg/m2)

12 (21.5)

03 (4.7)

15 (12.5)

p = 0.005

Waist circumference

101.2 ± 13.6

101.4 ± 17.3

101.3 ± 15.6

p = 0.941

Increase waist circumference a

48 (85.7)

49 (76.6)

97 (80.8)

p = 0.204

FBS

156.7 ± 72.9

134.7 ± 72.0

144.6 ± 72.9

p = 0.111

Total Cholesterol

213.6 ± 40.3

189.3 ± 26.4

200.6 ± 35.6

p < 0.001

Triglyceride

159.1 ± 46.4

122.2 ± 46.8

139.9 ± 49.9

p < 0.001

LDL-cholesterol

148.2 ± 36.2

129.5 ± 24.2

138.6 ± 31.9

p = 0.005

ALT

62.9 ± 46.2

29.4 ± 11.9

44.9 ± 36.5

p < 0.001

Type of ACS

 STEMI

16 (28.6)

16 (25.0)

32 (26.7)

p = 0.659

 Non-STEMI

40 (71.4)

48 (75.0)

88 (73.3)

  1. a Waist circumference >90 cm in males and >80 cm in females were considered high. Significant associations are given in bold. BMI, body mass index; FBS, fasting blood sugar; LDL, low density lipoprotein; ALT, Alanine transaminase