Prospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2017.
World J Hepatol. Jul 8, 2017; 9(19): 857-866
Published online Jul 8, 2017. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v9.i19.857
Table 2 Echocardiographic characteristics and blood pressure at baseline and follow-up in the study population with and without hepatic steatosis
BaselineFollow-upP-value
M (SD)M (SD)
IVS, M (SD)
No/one criterion for hepatic steatosis9.7 (2.2)11.2 (2.7)P < 0.001
US+ and ALT+10.9 (2.5)12.0 (2.9)P < 0.001
LVEDD, M (SD)
No/one criterion for hepatic steatosis50.9 (5.6)48.8 (5.5)P < 0.001
US+ and ALT+52.4 (5.9)50.6 (5.3)P < 0.001
PWD, M (SD)
No/one criterion for hepatic steatosis9.6 (1.9)9.9 (1.9)P < 0.001
US+ and ALT+10.4 (2.0)10.9 (2.1)P < 0.01
LVM (g), M (SD)
No/one criterion for hepatic steatosis181.8 (53.5)192.2 (56.8)P < 0.001
US+ and ALT+215.8 (61.3)226.1 (62.4)P < 0.01
LVMI (g/m2.7), M(SD)
No/one criterion for hepatic steatosis46.2 (13.3)49.2 (14.6)P < 0.001
US+ and ALT+51.0 (13.7)53.7 (14.4)P < 0.01
SBP (mmHg), M (SD)
No/one criterion for hepatic steatosis139.3 (20.2)136.3 (19.2)P < 0.001
US+ and ALT+148.5 (17.4)142.8 (19.0)P < 0.001
DBP (mmHg), M (SD)
No/one criterion for hepatic steatosis84.7 (10.8)81.2 (10.3)P < 0.001
US+ and ALT+89.9 (10.4)85.0 (11.1)P < 0.001
LVH
No/one criterion for hepatic steatosis499 (45.1)597 (54.0)P < 0.001
US+ and ALT+114 (59.4)128 (66.7)P < 0.001
Hypertension
No/one criterion for hepatic steatosis660 (59.7)686 (62.0)P < 0.001
US+ and ALT+163 (84.9)154 (80.2)P < 0.001