Severity of ultrasonographic liver steatosis and metabolic syndrome in Korean men and women

Table 2 Sex-specific prevalence of metabolic disorders by the severity of ultrasonographic liver steatosis

	Severity of ultrasonographic liver steatosis				P
	Absent	Mild	Moderate	Severe
Men (%)	(n = 240)	(n = 133)	(n = 165)	(n = 19)
Waist circumference > 90 (cm)	14.6	33.1	44.2	57.9	< 0.001
Blood pressure ≥ 130/85 (mmHg)1	51.7	52.6	72.1	84.2	< 0.001
Fasting glucose ≥ 110 (mg/dL)2	11.3	12	21.8	15.8	0.008
Triglyceride ≥ 150 (mg/dL)	33.8	63.2	67.3	73.7	< 0.001
HDL-cholesterol < 40 (mg/dL)	30.4	39.8	42.4	36.8	0.02
Metabolic syndrome (≥ 3 of the above)	16.3	31.6	46.7	57.9	< 0.001
Number of metabolic	1.4 ± 1.1	2.0 ± 1.2	2.5 ± 1.1	2.7 ± 1.1	< 0.001
abnormalities, mean±SD
Women (%)	(n = 275)	(n = 87)	(n = 93)	(n = 10)
Waist circumference > 80 (cm)	42.9	81.6	87.1	90	< 0.001
Blood pressure ≥ 130/85 (mmHg)1	56.4	64.4	73.1	100	< 0.001
Fasting glucose ≥ 110 (mg/dL)2	2.2	14.9	16.1	40	< 0.001
Triglyceride ≥ 150 (mg/dL)	22.9	34.5	47.3	60	< 0.001
HDL-cholesterol < 50 (mg/dL)	41.8	62.1	62.4	70	< 0.001
Metabolic syndrome (≥ 3 of the above)	22.5	54	65.6	70	< 0.001
Number of metabolic	1.7 ± 1.1	2.6 ± 1.1	2.9 ± 1.1	3.6 ± 1.3	< 0.001
abnormalities, mean±SD

HDL: high density lipoprotein.

¹Including subjects taking anti-hypertensive medication.

²Including subjects taking anti-diabetic medication.