Characteristics | NAFLD status | P value b | |
---|---|---|---|
No (n = 15,589) | Yes (n = 3761) | ||
Sex (male %) | 46.6 | 81.6 | < 0.0001 |
Age (y) | 37.5 (37.4, 37.7) a | 41.3 (41.0, 41.7) | < 0.0001 |
BMI | 22.9 (22.8, 23.0) | 27.2 (27.1, 27.3) | < 0.0001 |
Physical activity (Mets × hours/week) | 10.5 (10.2, 10.7) | 10.2 (9.8, 10.6) | 0.31 |
Energy intake (kJ/d) | 8457.9 (8420.3, 8496.0) | 8257.0 (8180.4, 8334.9) | < 0.0001 |
Education (≥college graduate, %) | 71.2 | 59.9 | < 0.0001 |
Household income (≥10,000 Yuan, %) | 33.4 | 31.6 | 0.04 |
ALT (U/L) | 15.3 (15.2, 15.4) | 25.0 (24.6, 25.4) | < 0.0001 |
Type 2 diabetes (%) | 1.3 | 8.4 | < 0.0001 |
Hypertension (%) | 12.7 | 40.3 | < 0.0001 |
Hyperlipidaemia (%) | 31.1 | 66.3 | < 0.0001 |
Dietary pattern score (multiply by 100) | |||
 Sweets foods pattern | 0.3 (−1.3, 1.9) | −2.4 (− 5.7, 0.9) | 0.15 |
 Vegetable pattern | 2.2 (0.7, 3.8) | −6.4 (−9.6, − 3.1) | < 0.0001 |
 Animal foods pattern | 1.7 (0.2, 3.3) | −2.1 (− 5.3, 1.1) | 0.04 |
Smoking status (%) | |||
 Smoker | 14.0 | 27.6 | < 0.0001 |
 Ex-smoker | 3.5 | 6.2 | < 0.0001 |
 Non-smoker | 82.5 | 66.2 | < 0.0001 |
Drinker (%) | |||
 Everyday | 3.6 | 2.1 | < 0.0001 |
 Sometime | 52.6 | 61.7 | < 0.0001 |
 Ex-drinker | 10.3 | 12.4 | < 0.001 |
 Non-drinker | 33.4 | 23.7 | < 0.0001 |
Employment status (%) | |||
 Managers | 44.6 | 39.7 | < 0.0001 |
 Professionals | 16.0 | 16.7 | 0.29 |
 Other | 39.5 | 43.6 | < 0.0001 |
Family history of diseases (%) | |||
 CVD | 26.0 | 22.4 | < 0.0001 |
 Hypertension | 46.6 | 47.3 | 0.44 |
 Diabetes | 23.1 | 27.7 | < 0.0001 |