Research Article

Single Nucleotide Polymorphism of Genes Associated with Metabolic Fatty Liver Disease

Table 1

Characteristics of patients in MAFLD cases and controls.

CharacteristicMAFLD cases (n = 282)Controls (n = 282) value

Gender (male/female)145/137142/140
Age (y)47.8 ± 19.147.7 ± 19.00.868
Weight (kg)57.3 ± 10.655.8 ± 10.00.004
BMI (kg/m2)24.83 (18.61–30.47)20.12 (18.51–23.80)0.018
Glycosylated hemoglobin (%)5.6 (4.6–8.1)5.3 (4.0–6.0)0.067
ALT (U/L)19.0 (7.0–79.0)16.0 (5.0–31.0)0.090
AST (U/L)22.0 (10.0–82.0)20.0 (17.0–27.0)0.053
Triglycerides (mmol/L)1.79 (0.66–5.38)1.09 (0.38–1.60)0.048
Cholesterol (mmol/L)3.31 (1.69–8.33)2.82 (0.87–4.78)0.749
Low-density lipoprotein (mmol/L)2.96 (0.99–7.17)2.51 (0.19–3.19)0.690