Ultrasound hepatic/renal ratio and hepatic attenuation rate for quantifying liver fat content

Table 1 General data comparison of the two groups

Classification	Non-fatty liver group (n = 41)	Fatty liver group (n = 129)	P
Age (yr)	54.32 ± 6.24	53.72 ± 5.81	0.182
Gender (male/female)	20/21	67/62	0.613
BMI (kg/m2)	24.11± 0.73	27.38 ± 0.64	0.005
Waist/hip ratio	0.86 ± 0.02	0.93 ± 0.01	0.001
ALT (IU/L)	18 (11-22)	35 (18-41)	0.001
AST (IU/L)	18 (14-25)	24 (18-39)	0.001
TC (mmol/L)	1.03 (0.75-1.22)	1.72 (1.35-2.43)	0.000
TG (mmol/L)	4.87 ± 0.27	5.02 ± 0.18	0.532
HDL-C (mmol/L)	1.42 ± 0.05	1.18 ± 0.04	0.003
LDL-C (mmol/L)	3.01 ± 0.23	2.98 ± 0.15	0.672
Ultrasound hepatic/renal ratio	0.55 ± 0.01	0.80 ± 0.04	0.000
Hepatic echo-intensity attenuation rate (cm-1·MHz-1)	-0.0193 ± 0.0031	0.0027 ± 0.0016	0.000

BMI: Body mass index; TG: Triglyceride; TC: Total cholesterol; HDL-C: High density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: Low density lipoprotein cholesterol.