Research Article
Prediction of Liver Steatosis and Fibrosis Based on Clinical Variables Using a Large National Survey Database
Table 3
Baseline characteristics between people who had liver steatosis and those who did not using a cutoff value of 294 dB/m.
| | ≥294 dB/m | <294 dB/m | value |
| Age (median, 95% CI) | 52 years (49–54) | 26 years (25-26) | <0.001 | Body mass index (median, 95% CI) | 34 (33-34) | 24.5 (23.6–26.1) | <0.001 | Metabolic energy expenditure (median, 95% CI) | 1440 kcal/week (1184–1680) | 1960 kcal/week (1820–2258) | <0.001 | Hemoglobin A1c (median, 95% CI) | 5.7 (5.7-5.8) | 5.4 (5.3-5.4) | <0.001 | Triglyceride (median, 95% CI) | 117 mg/dL (109–128) | 75 mg/dL (71–78) | <0.001 | LDL (median, 95% CI) | 113 mg/dL (104–119) | 104 mg/dL (100–106) | 0.026 | Females (proportions, 95% CI) | 41 (38–44) | 54 (52–56) | | Alcohol intake | 7 (7-8) | 7 (6-7) | 0.08 | Hypertension (proportions, 95% CI) | 0.25 (0.22–0.29) | 0.13 (0.11–0.16) | <0.001 |
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