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

Table 3 Baseline demographic, anthropomorphic and physiologic characteristics of the study population: Hispanics of Mexican and Hispanics of Puerto Rican origin n (%)

Variable	Mexican(n = 524)	Puerto Rican(n = 143)	P value
NAFLD	179 (34)	25 (17)	< 0.001
Age (yr)	62 ± 10.3	60 ± 10.5	0.07
Male gender	256 (49)	60 (42)	0.14
BMI (kg/m2)	30.1 ± 51	29.5 ± 5.2	0.29
Waist circumference (cm)	102.0 ± 12.4	100.3±14.0	0.16
Hypertension	172 (33)	54 (38)	0.27
C-reactive protein (mg/dL)	4.5 ± 5.7	4.2 ± 3.6	0.52
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	198.7 ± 37.8	198.2 ± 36.6	0.89
Triglyceride (mg/dL)	176.7 ± 113.9	139.5 ± 73.1	< 0.001
LDL (mg/dL)	118.4 ± 32.5	121.0 ± 33.7	0.40
HDL (mg/dL)	46.1 ± 12.4	49.6 ± 14.6	0.01
Diabetes	108 (21)	25 (17)	0.61
HOMA	2.4 ± 3.2	1.9 ± 1.5	0.05
Metabolic syndrome	266 (51)	53 (37)	0.003
High school completion	266 (51)	91 (64)	0.01

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