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Table 4 Comparison of the characteristics of the NFTG and HFTG

From: A correlation study of the relationships between nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and serum triglyceride concentration after an oral fat tolerance test

  Total NFTG HFTG P
n = 472 n = 322 n = 150
Age 44 ± 13 43 ± 14 47 ± 11 0.176
Sex(male/female) 224/248 133/189 91/59 0.084
BMI 25.93 ± 4.05 24.94 ± 3.76 28.06 ± 3.85** < 0.001
FBG 5.41 (5.07,5.87) 5.32 (5.00,5.73) 5.60 (5.34,6.31) ** < 0.001
FINS 10.65 (7.35,15.24) 9.55 (6.59,12.72) 13.85 (10.20,18.83) ** < 0.001
HOMA-IR 2.60 (1.70,3.82) 2.24 (1.52,3.11) 3.70 (2.60,5.07) ** < 0.001
TC 4.72 ± 1.01 4.50 ± 0.93 5.19 ± 1.02** < 0.001
TG 1.66 ± 1.31 1.04 ± 0.32 2.98 ± 1.62** < 0.001
HDL-C 1.25 ± 0.28 1.30 ± 0.28 1.14 ± 0.24** < 0.001
LDL-C 2.98 ± 0.73 2.82 ± 0.69 3.32 ± 0.70** < 0.001
NAFLD 155 (32.8%) 64 (19.9%) 91 (60.7%) ** < 0.001
Non-NAFLD 317 (67.2%) 258 (80.1%) 59 (39.3%) < 0.001
  1. Data are mean ± standard deviation, median (interquartile range), or number (percentage)
  2. Abbreviations NFTG normal fasting triglyceride group, HFTG High fasting triglyceride group, BMI body mass index, FBG fasting blood glucose, FINS fasting plasma insulin concentration, HOMA-IR homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance, TC total cholesterol, TG triglyceride, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, NAFLD nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
  3. * P < 0.05, compared with the NFT group. ** P < 0.01, compared with the NFT group