Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is not associated with a lower health perception

Table 1 Comparison between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and normal liver groups in the follow-up survey (mean ± SD, unless otherwise stated)

Parameter (normal range)	Entire cohort (n = 213)	NAFLD (n = 70)	Normal liver (n = 143)	P value
Age (yr)	57.96 ± 9.58	57.87 ± 8.12	58.01 ± 10.25	0.917
Gender (% males)	54.0	58.6	51.7	0.348
BMI (kg/m2) (20-25)	28.15 ± 4.59	31.20 ± 4.38	26.66 ± 3.92	< 0.001
Waist circumference men (< 102 cm)	94.21 ± 10.47	98.88 ± 9.01	91.66 ± 10.40	< 0.001
Waist circumference women (< 88 cm)	83.30 ± 11.01	93.49 ± 9.50	79.02 ± 8.55	< 0.001
Current smoker (%)	17.4	25.7	13.3	0.025
Leisure time physical activity (min/wk)	96.17 ± 144.97	63.00 ± 107.92	113.12 ± 158.32	0.008
Years of education (%)				0.333
< 12	43.4	38.0	45.9
12	17.6	24.0	14.7
> 12	39.0	38.0	39.4
ALT (U/L) (5-39)	24.01 ± 8.60	28.31 ± 9.07	21.91 ± 7.53	< 0.001
Glucose (mg/dL) (70-110)	93.62 ± 25.02	101.21 ± 25.62	89.90 ± 23.95	0.002
Insulin (U/mL) (5-25)	20.39 ± 9.55	24.67 ± 11.22	18.33 ± 7.89	< 0.001
HbA1C (%) (3.9-6.0)	5.94 ± 0.75	6.27 ± 0.78	5.78 ± 0.68	< 0.001
Cholesterol (mg/dL) (150-200)	184.45 ± 34.91	185.51 ± 38.34	183.93 ± 33.24	0.757
Triglycerides (mg/dL) (50-175)	109.27 ± 55.39	133.36 ± 55.01	97.48 ± 51.81	< 0.001
Hepatorenal index	1.30 ± 0.35	1.70 ± 0.31	1.09 ± 0.10	< 0.001

NAFLD: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; BMI: Body mass index; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; HbA1C: Glycosylated hemoglobin.