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Table 2 Comparisons of characteristics of NAFLD among screened taxi drivers

From: Clinical correlation of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in a Chinese taxi drivers population in Taiwan: Experience at a teaching hospital

 

NAFLD

 

No

(n = 550)

Yes

(n = 1085)

Total

(n = 1635)

p-value

Variables

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

 

Age(yr)

49.71 ± 7.82

49.57 ± 7.60

49.62 ± 7.67

0.73

SBP(mmHg)

120.93 ± 15.43

127.81 ± 15.48

125.49 ± 15.80

<0.001

DBP(mmHg)

76.58 ± 10.18

81.82 ± 10.36

80.06 ± 10.59

<0.001

BMI(Kg/m2)

23.28 ± 2.77

26.64 ± 3.41

25.51 ± 3.58

<0.001

Uric acid(mg/dl)

5.97 ± 1.32

6.85 ± 1.44

6.55 ± 1.46

<0.001

AST(U/L)

22.99 ± 13.83

26.70 ± 17.49

25.45 ± 16.44

<0.001

ALT(U/L)

26.95 ± 27.73

38.32 ± 32.56

34.50 ± 31.47

<0.001

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

202.25 ± 35.84

208.63 ± 35.49

206.48 ± 35.73

<0.001

Triglyceride (mg/dl)

115.71 ± 85.18

192.67 ± 185.44

166.78 ± 163.02

<0.001

Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dl)

90.47 ± 15.12

97.48 ± 28.11

95.12 ± 24.74

<0.001

ALP(U/L)

150.07 ± 38.99

153.53 ± 37.77

152.36 ± 38.21

0.08