Table 1 Characteristics of study sample by NAFLD on 1,862 participants of the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study
| Â | Total (n = 1,862) | NAFLD | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Without (n = 1,169) | With (n = 693) | |||
Age (years), mean (SD) | 60.90 (6.49) | 60.77 (6.50) | 61.12 (6.46) | 0.26 |
Sex, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | < 0.001 |
Women | 934 (50.16) | 633 (54.15) | 301 (43.43) | Â |
Men | 928 (49.84) | 536 (45.85) | 392 (56.57) | Â |
Education, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | 0.35 |
Primary or below | 664 (35.66) | 424 (36.27) | 240 (34.63) | Â |
Middle school | 979 (52.58) | 617 (52.78) | 362 (52.24) | Â |
College or above | 219 (11.76) | 128 (10.95) | 91 (13.13) | Â |
Family income (CNY/year), n (%) | Â | Â | Â | 0.05 |
< 10,000 | 23 (1.24) | 12 (1.03) | 11 (1.59) | Â |
10,000–29,999 | 209 (11.22) | 148 (12.66) | 61 (8.80) |  |
30,000–49,999 | 526 (28.25) | 339 (29.00) | 187 (26.98) |  |
≥ 50,000 | 238 (12.78) | 144 (12.32) | 94 (13.56) |  |
Don’t know | 866 (46.51) | 526 (45.00) | 340 (49.06) |  |
Occupation, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | 0.58 |
Manual | 1,025 (55.05) | 653 (55.86) | 372 (53.68) | Â |
Non-manual | 481 (25.83) | 293 (25.06) | 188 (27.13) | Â |
Other | 356 (19.12) | 223 (19.08) | 133 (19.19) | Â |
Drinking status, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | 0.51 |
Never | 511 (27.44) | 327 (27.97) | 184 (26.55) | Â |
Ever | 1,351 (72.56) | 842 (72.03) | 509 (73.45) | Â |
Smoking status, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | < 0.001 |
Never | 1,289 (69.23) | 843 (72.11) | 446 (64.36) | Â |
Former | 258 (13.86) | 135 (11.55) | 123 (17.75) | Â |
Current | 315 (16.92) | 191 (16.34) | 124 (17.89) | Â |
Physical activity, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | 0.11 |
Low | 13 (0.70) | 6 (0.51) | 7 (1.01) | Â |
Moderate | 479 (25.73) | 286 (24.47) | 193 (27.85) | Â |
Active | 1,370 (73.58) | 877 (75.02) | 493 (71.14) | Â |
BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 23.85 (3.46) | 22.52 (2.76) | 26.09 (3.36) | < 0.001 |
Waist circumference (cm), mean (SD) | 83.36 (9.34) | 79.57 (7.62) | 89.75 (8.44) | < 0.001 |
SBP (mmHg), mean (SD) | 130.58 (19.63) | 127.61 (19.26) | 135.59 (19.25) | < 0.001 |
DBP (mmHg), mean (SD) | 73.40 (10.26) | 71.57 (9.73) | 76.51 (10.40) | < 0.001 |
FPG (mmol/L), median (IQR) | 5.09 (4.72, 5.57) | 4.97 (4.67, 5.40) | 5.31 (4.88, 5.92) | < 0.001 |
TC (mmol/L), mean (SD) | 5.67 (1.13) | 5.69 (1.10) | 5.64 (1.18) | 0.36 |
TG (mmol/L), median (IQR) | 1.45 (1.04, 2.11) | 1.26 (0.94, 1.80) | 1.85 (1.30, 2.73) | < 0.001 |
HDL-C (mmol/L), mean (SD) | 1.31 (0.30) | 1.37 (0.31) | 1.22 (0.25) | < 0.001 |
LDL-C (mmol/L), mean (SD) | 3.38 (0.90) | 3.37 (0.88) | 3.39 (0.93) | 0.60 |