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Copyright ©2007 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.
World J Gastroenterol. Dec 21, 2007; 13(47): 6419-6424
Published online Dec 21, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i47.6419
Table 1 Age and sex-specific prevalence of fatty liver disease
Total
Male
Female
P
nn (%)nn (%)nn (%)
7-3795 (1.3)2104 (1.9)1691 (0.6)0.265
18-34920 (5.7)12914 (10.9)2206 (2.7)0.002
30-47753 (11.1)15531 (20.0)32222 (6.8)0.000
40-667101 (15.1)19346 (23.8)47455 (11.6)0.000
50-809214 (26.5)23053 (23.0)579161 (27.8)0.166
60-551151 (27.4)27765 (23.5)27486 (31.4)0.037
70-31165 (20.9)11723 (19.7)19442 (21.6)0.676
Total3543609 (17.2)1311236 (18.0)2232373 (16.7)0.326