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Table 1 Baseline characteristics and laboratory findings

From: Higher fatty liver index is associated with increased risk of new onset heart failure in healthy adults: a nationwide population-based study in Korea

 

FLI quartile

P-value

P for trend

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Baseline characteristics

 Age, years

36.7 ± 11.4

41.9 ± 12.4

44.0 ± 12.4

43.1 ± 11.3

< 0.001

< 0.001

 Male sex (%)

12,102 (15.7)

30,737 (39.8)

46,692 (60.5)

62,507 (81.0)

< 0.001

< 0.001

 Height, cm

161.4 ± 7.2

163.4 ± 8.9

165.6 ± 9.3

168.8 ± 8.4

< 0.001

< 0.001

 Weight, Kg

52.2 ± 6.1

59.1 ± 7.3

65.4 ± 8.3

75.0 ± 10.4

< 0.001

< 0.001

 BMI, Kg/m2

20.0 ± 1.7

22.1 ± 1.8

23.8 ± 2.1

26.3 ± 2.8

< 0.001

< 0.001

 Waist circumference, cm

67.9 ± 4.9

74.9 ± 4.8

80.5 ± 5.1

87.6 ± 6.5

< 0.001

< 0.001

 WHR, %

0.3 ± 0.0

0.4 ± 0.0

0.4 ± 0.0

0.4 ± 0.1

< 0.001

< 0.001

 SBP, mmHg

111.0 ± 11.1

115.4 ± 11.1

118.6 ± 10.6

121.8 ± 10.0

< 0.001

< 0.001

 DBP, mmHg

69.4 ± 8.0

72.0 ± 7.9

74.0 ± 7.6

76.3 ± 7.1

< 0.001

< 0.001

 Smoking

    

< 0.001

< 0.001

 Non-smoker

65,184 (84.5)

53,779 (69.7)

42,729 (55.4)

28,355 (36.8)

  

 Ex-smoker

3609 (4.7)

6720 (8.7)

10,711 (13.9)

14,058 (18.2)

  

 Current-smoker

8350 (10.8)

16,638 (21.6)

23,713 (30.7)

34,732 (45.0)

  

  Alcohol consumption

   Amount, g/week

31.6 ± 77.4

49.5 ± 102.2

73.9 ± 129.6

122.5 ± 174.0

< 0.001

< 0.001

   Activity, MET-min/week

346.7 ± 350.8

379.7 ± 382.7

388.8 ± 388.1

374.6 ± 373.4

< 0.001

< 0.001

Laboratory findings

 AST, IU/L

19.8 ± 8.0

21.7 ± 12.4

23.7 ± 16.7

29.4 ± 33.0

< 0.001

< 0.001

 ALT, IU/L

14.5 ± 8.9

17.9 ± 12.2

22.9 ± 22.2

36.3 ± 50.5

< 0.001

< 0.001

 GGT, IU/L

14.2 ± 5.6

19.1 ± 9.9

28.1 ± 20.3

60.3 ± 62.4

< 0.001

< 0.001

 Hemoglobin, g/dL

13.0 ± 1.4

13.6 ± 1.6

14.2 ± 1.6

14.9 ± 1.4

< 0.001

< 0.001

 Fasting glucose, mg/dL

87.9 ± 9.5

90.3 ± 10.2

92.2 ± 10.7

94.8 ± 11.4

< 0.001

< 0.001

 Total cholesterol, mg/dL

176.9 ± 33.6

187.1 ± 35.9

196.2 ± 39.3

207.0 ± 40.7

< 0.001

< 0.001

 Triglyceride, mg/dL

62.6 ± 22.5

88.0 ± 34.0

119.9 ± 53.6

197.6 ± 132.6

< 0.001

< 0.001

 HDL cholesterol, mg/dL

64.1 ± 24.8

59.3 ± 19.9

55.5 ± 25.8

51.7 ± 32.0

< 0.001

< 0.001

 LDL cholesterol, mg/dL

109.4 ± 257.2

113.6 ± 143.5

121.2 ± 134.2

122.6 ± 129.0

< 0.001

< 0.001

 Creatinine, mg/dL

0.9 ± 1.0

1.0 ± 1.1

1.0 ± 1.1

1.1 ± 1.2

< 0.001

< 0.001

 GFR, mL/min/1.73m2

90.2 ± 27.9

90.3 ± 28.0

92.6 ± 29.4

99.7 ± 30.2

< 0.001

< 0.001

  1. ALT alanine aminotransferase, AST aspartate aminotransferase, BMI body mass index, DBP diastolic blood pressure, GFR glomerular filtration rate, GGT gamma-glutamyl transferase, HDL high-density lipoprotein, LDL low-density lipoprotein, SBP systolic blood pressure, WHR waist-hip ratio
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