Clinical Study
Fatty Liver as a Potential Surrogate for Waist Circumference in the Diagnosis of Metabolic Syndrome: A Population-Based Study among Chinese Adults
Table 1
Basic characteristics of the study population, grouped by WC and NAFLD.
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Data were shown as median (interquartile range) or percentages (%). WC: waist circumference; MetS z-score (4 factors) includes BG, TG, HDL, and BP z-scores; abdominal WC: WC ≥ 90 cm for males and WC ≥ 80 cm for females; normal WC: <90 cm for males and <80 cm for females. Data were analyzed by adjusting for age and sex. value of <0.05 normal WC with NAFLD (2) compared with normal WC without NAFLD (1). value of <0.05 normal WC with NAFLD (2) compared with abnormal WC without NAFLD (3). |