Carotid lesions in outpatients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Table 2 Univariate associations of NAFLD with cardiovascular risk factors

Variable	No NAFLD (n = 64)	NAFLD (n = 90)	P value1
Age (yr)	60.1 ± 15.6	59.3 ± 13.2	0.72
Gender (male)	29 (45.3)	46 (51.1)	0.59
BMI (kg/m2)	24.5 ± 3.4	27.2 ± 4.5	< 0.001
Diabetes	3 (4.7)	12 (13.3)	0.13
Hypertension	22 (34.4)	39 (43.3)	0.34
Dyslipidemia	16 (25.0)	37 (41.1)	0.05
Smoking
Never	34 (53.1)	48 (53.3)	0.93
1-20 pack-years	24 (37.5)	32 (35.6)
> 20 pack-years	6 (9.4)	10 (11.1)
SFT (mm)	17.6 ± 5.2	20.2 ± 6.9	0.01
VFT (mm)	43.9 ± 16.7	57.0 ± 23.4	< 0.001

Data are mean ± SD, or n (%).

¹χ² test (nominal data); ANOVA or Kruskal Wallis when appropriate (continuous data).