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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of subjects according to the fatty liver index (FLI) quartiles

From: Fatty liver index and development of cardiovascular disease in Koreans without pre-existing myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke: a large population-based study

 

Total

FLI (Q1)

FLI (Q2)

FLI (Q3)

FLI (Q4)

N

3,011,588

753,155

753,007

752,868

752,528

FLI cutoff value

 

≤ 8.49

8.5–18.67

18.68–37.08

≥ 37.09

Age (years)

51.86 ± 8.20

49.09 ± 7.38

52.20 ± 8.02

53.35 ± 8.13

52.81 ± 8.15

Body mass index (kg/m2)

23.82 ± 2.91

21.05 ± 1.74

23.03 ± 1.75

24.51 ± 1.92

26.69 ± 2.64

Sex (male)

1,290,580 (42.9%)

137,010 (18.3%)

265,501 (35.3%)

380,022 (50.5%)

507,975 (67.5%)

Systolic blood pressure

122.26 ± 12.63

116.00 ± 11.76

121.00 ± 11.99

124.33 ± 11.88

127.73 ± 11.82

Diastolic blood pressure

76.20 ± 8.27

72.36 ± 7.86

75.30 ± 7.86

77.37 ± 7.75

79.77 ± 7.77

Fasting glucose

98.10 ± 20.19

91.77 ± 12.96

95.65 ± 16.81

99.37 ± 20.14

105.63 ± 25.88

Total cholesterol

199.61 ± 33.64

189.32 ± 30.56

198.30 ± 31.92

202.87 ± 33.59

207.94 ± 35.46

Triglyceride

111 (80.67, 156)

72.67 (58.67, 90)

77.5 (80, 124)

127 (101,161)

177 (135.5, 236.5)

HDL cholesterol

55.56 ± 20.92

61.72 ± 17.75

56.80 ± 18.79

53.38 ± 21.00

50.32 ± 23.87

LDL cholesterol

119.49 ± 31.68

112.75 ± 28.76

121.28 ± 30.31

123.59 ± 31.56

120.36 ± 34.76

Estimated GFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)

81.28 ± 23.28

74.53 ± 19.87

78.34 ± 21.46

82.08 ± 22.66

90.16 ± 25.80

Income (lower 25%)

843,511 (28%)

239,447 (31.8%)

217,221 (28.9%)

198,702 (26.4%)

188,141 (25.0%)

Current smoker

553,254 (18.4%)

64,933 (8.6%)

109,309 (14.5%)

153,046 (20.3%)

225,966 (30.0%)

Regular exercise (%)

1,668,750 (55.4%)

403,498 (53.6%)

420,508 (55.8%)

424,181 (56.3%)

420,563 (55.9%)

Hypertension (%)

1,086,672 (36.1%)

150,088 (19.9%)

240,205 (31.9%)

311,619 (41.4%)

384,760 (51.1%)

Diabetes mellitus (%)

236,874 (7.9%)

17,827 (2.4%)

40,090 (5.3%)

67,422 (9.0%)

111,535 (14.8%)

Use of medication for dyslipidemia (%)

89,704 (3.0%)

8,293 (1.1%)

18,668 (2.5%)

27,105 (3.6%)

35,637 (4.7%)

  1. Data are expressed as the mean ± SD, median (25–75%), or n (%)
  2. FLI fatty liver index, HDL high-density lipoprotein, LDL low-density lipoprotein
  3. *p-values for the trend were < 0.0001 for all variables except regular exercise