Research Article
Insulin Resistance Markers to Detect Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in a Male Hispanic Population
Table 1
Baseline characteristics according to the presence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
| | Subjects with NAFLD (n = 70) | Subjects without NAFLD (n = 193) | value |
| | Age (years) | 39.31 (±5.31) | 38.35 (±5.97) | 0.13 | | BMI (kg/m2) | 26.88 (±2.56) | 23.92 (±2.52) | <0.001 | | Waist circumference (cm) | 94.4 (±5.8) | 86.8 (±6.7) | <0.001 | | Hip circumference (cm) | 97.9 (±9.3) | 92.5 (±5.1) | <0.001 | | Waist-to-hip ratio | 0.97 (±0.06) | 0.95 (±0.05) | <0.001 | | Subcutaneous fat (mm) | 19.4 (±6.7) | 15.2 (±4.7) | <0.001 | | Visceral fat (mm) | 40.8 (±12.7) | 27.4 (±12.2) | <0.001 | | Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 116.19 (±14.43) | 113.23(13.97) | 0.142 | | Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 74.01 (±9.5) | 71.2 (±10.0) | 0.042 | | Fasting glycemia (mg/dl) | 92.5 (±8.01) | 91.03 (±8.35) | 0.182 | | Post 75 g OGTT glycemia (mg/dl) | 91.23 (±27.54) | 81.16 (±20.4) | 0.006 | | TG (mg/dl) | 238 (±136.6) | 152 (±78.76) | <0.001 | | HDL (mg/dl) | 38.73 (±7.46) | 47.57 (±11.5) | <0.001 | | Insulin (µIU/ml) | 11.01 (±5.13) | 6.64 (±3.64) | <0.001 | | Uric acid (mg/dl) | 7.01 (1.2) | 6.38 (1.29) | <0.001 | | GGT (IU/l) | 67.1 (81.57) | 36.62 (32.51) | 0.003 | | HOMA-IR | 2.55 (±1.36) | 1.51 (±0.91) | <0.001 | | TyG index | 9.17 (±0.53) | 8.72 (±0.51) | <0.001 | | TG/HDL ratio | 6.6 (±4.54) | 3.52 (±2.32) | <0.001 |
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BMI, body mass index; OGTT, oral glucose tolerance test; TG, triglycerides; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; GGT, gamma-glutamyl transferase; HOMA-IR, the homeostasis model assessment index; TyG, triglycerides/glucose; TG/HDL, triglycerides/high-density lipoprotein.
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