NAFLD prevalence differs among hispanic subgroups: The multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis

Table 2 Baseline demographic, anthropomorphic and physiologic characteristics of the study population: Hispanics of Mexican and Hispanics of Dominican origin n (%)

Variable	Mexican(n = 524)	Dominican(n = 121)	P value
NAFLD	179 (34)	21 (17)	< 0.001
Age (yr)	62 ± 10.3	59 ± 10.7	0.005
Male gender	256 (49)	45 (37)	0.02
BMI (kg/m2)	30.1 ± 5.1	27.8 ± 4.6	< 0.001
Waist circumference (cm)	102.0 ± 12.4	96.5 ± 12.8	< 0.001
Hypertension	172 (33)	54 (45)	0.01
C-reactive protein (mg/dL)	4.5 ± 5.7	3.8 ± 5.6	0.25
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	198.7 ± 37.8	197.9 ± 34.6	0.84
Triglyceride (mg/dL)	176.7 ± 113.9	124.8 ± 61.3	< 0.001
LDL (mg/dL)	118.4 ± 32.5	124.4 ± 34.1	0.07
HDL (mg/dL)	46.1 ± 12.4	48.8 ± 12.7	0.03
Diabetes	108 (21)	15 (12)	0.10
HOMA insulin resistance	2.4 ± 3.2	1.5 ± 1.0	0.002
Metabolic syndrome	266 (51)	36 (30)	< 0.001
High school completion	266 (51)	59 (49)	0.69

Data are expressed as n (%) or mean ± SD. NAFLD: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; LDL: Low-density lipoprotein; HDL: High-density lipoprotein.