Research Article

A Low Creatinine to Body Weight Ratio Predicts the Incident Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Nonelderly Chinese without Obesity and Dyslipidemia: A Retrospective Study

Table 2

Baseline characteristics of 9756 participants stratified by age.

CharacteristicsNonelderlyElderly value

Number (%)8401 (86)1355 (14)
Low Cr/BW ratio4262 (50.7)592 (43.7)<0.001
Age (years)<0.001
Male, (%)4026 (47.9)985 (72.7)<0.001
BMI (kg/m2)0.008
Body weight (kg)0.065
SBP (mmHg)<0.001
DBP (mmHg)0.004
ALP (U/L)<0.001
GGT (U/L)19.00 (15.00-27.00)19.00 (15.00-27.00)0.431
ALT (U/L)15.00 (12.00-21.00)15.00 (12.00-20.00)0.034
AST (U/L)0.002
ALB (g/L)0.002
GLB (g/L)0.001
TB (μmol/L)0.141
BUN (mmol/L)<0.001
Cr (mmol/L)<0.001
UA (μmol/L)<0.001
FPG (mmol/L)<0.001
TC (mmol/L)0.108
TG (mmol/L)0.005
HDL-C (mmol/L)0.788
LDL-C (mmol/L)0.652
NAFLD (%)719 (8.6)125 (9.2)0.405

Note: continuous variables were presented as or median (interquartile range), and categorical variables were presented as number (percentage).