Brief Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 14, 2009; 15(42): 5334-5339
Published online Nov 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5334
Table 2 Clinical and biochemical characteristics of study subjects (n = 3455) classified by fatty liver and smoking habit (mean ± SD)
Fatty liver (-)
Fatty liver (+)
P-value
Non-smoker (n = 1702)Smoker (n = 365)Non-smoker (n = 1057)Smoker (n = 331)
WC (cm)79.9 ± 8.380.8 ± 7.488.1 ± 8.588.8 ± 7.4< 0.0001
FPG (mg/dL)89.2 ± 19.389.8 ± 21.4101.9 ± 33.499.7 ± 33.4< 0.0001
SBP (mmHg)113.9 ± 19.8111.8 ± 16.8125.9 ± 20.1122.4 ± 18.8< 0.0001
DBP (mmHg)68.6 ± 11.369.7 ± 10.976.5 ± 11.478.1 ± 10.6< 0.0001
TG (mg/dL)97.7 ± 49.5130.1 ± 74.3170.6 ± 129.3225.9 ± 238.5< 0.0001
HDL-C (mg/dL)60.1 ± 14.952.6 ± 13.848.9 ± 11.444.3 ± 12.6< 0.0001