Carotid lesions in outpatients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 14, 2009; 15(38): 4770-4774
Published online Oct 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.4770

Table 1 Clinical, anthropometrical and ultrasound characteristics of the study sample (n = 154)

Variable	Value
Age (yr)	59.6 ± 14.2
Gender (male)	75 (48.7)
BMI (kg/m²)	26.1 ± 4.3
Diabetes	15 (9.7)
Hypertension	61 (39.6)
Dyslipidemia	53 (34.4)
Smoking
Never	82 (53.3)
1-20 pack-years¹	56 (36.4)
> 20 pack-years¹	16 (10.4)
SFT (mm)	19.1 ± 6.3
VFT (mm)	51.6 ± 21.7
NAFLD	90 (58.4)
c-IMT (mm)	0.80 ± 0.18
Carotid plaque	76 (49.4)

Data are mean ± SD, or n (%).

¹Both current and former smokers. BMI: Body mass index; Pack-years: Packs of cigarettes smoked daily x years of smoking; SFT: Subcutaneous fat thickness; VFT: Visceral fat thickness; NAFLD: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; c-IMT: Common carotid intima-media thickness.

Citation: Ramilli S, Pretolani S, Muscari A, Pacelli B, Arienti V. Carotid lesions in outpatients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15(38): 4770-4774
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v15/i38/4770.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.15.4770