Serum Sialic Acid Level Is Significantly Associated with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in a Nonobese Chinese Population: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Association of serum sialic acid with prevalence rate of NAFLD.

Sialic acid quartiles	Total	NAFLD	PR%	PR
Quartile 1	1459	106	7.27	1.00
Quartile 2	1474	132	8.96	1.23
Quartile 3	1502	178	11.85	1.63
Quartile 4	1481	277	18.70	2.57	108.758	0.001

PR%: prevalence rate; PR: prevalence ratio.