Correlation between non-alcoholic fatty liver with metabolic risk factors and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity

Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of study subjects in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and no non-alcoholic fatty liver disease groups

Variables	NAFLD groups	non-NAFLD group	P value
	(n = 4025)	(n = 4578)
Age (yr)	46.92 ± 9.12	45.67 ± 9.95	< 0.001
BMI (kg/m2)	26.42 ± 2.83	22.93 ± 2.63	< 0.001
SBP (mmHg)	127.68 ± 15.49	119.46 ± 16.17	< 0.001
DBP (mmHg)	79.65 ± 11.38	72.78 ± 11.04	< 0.001
WC (cm)	90.70 ± 7.88	80.08 ± 8.23	< 0.001
FBG (mmol/L)	5.46 ± 1.36	4.97 ± 0.87	< 0.001
TG (mmol/L)	2.18 ± 1.64	1.25 ± 0.81	< 0.001
HDL-C (mmol/L)	1.12 ± 0.28	1.29 ± 0.29	< 0.001
TC (mmol/L)	5.02 ± 0.98	4.68 ± 0.89	< 0.001
LDL (mmol/L)	2.82 ± 0.78	2.65 ± 0.73	< 0.001
UA (mmol/L)	386.60 ± 88.75	319.00 ± 87.17	< 0.001
Mean baPWV value (cm/s)	1384.09 ± 228.86	1297.38 ± 237.58	< 0.001

NAFLD: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; BMI: Body mass index; SBP: Systolic blood pressure; DBP: Diastolic blood pressure; FPG: Fasting blood glucose; WC: Waist circumference; TG: Triglycerides; HDL: High-density lipoprotein; TC: Total cholesterol; LDL: Low-density lipoprotein; baPWV: Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity; UA: Uric acid.