Research Article

Association of Serum Apolipoprotein A5 Concentration with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Ningbo, China

Table 1

The association between the ApoA5 level and gender and the metabolic characteristics.

ApoA5 (μg/ml)

GenderMale (n = 200)29.3 ± 4.5
Female (n = 317)28.5 ± 4.7
P0.04

Metabolic syndromeHyperglycemia29.4 ± 4.8
Normal28.6 ± 4.6
P0.075

Metabolic syndromeHypertension28.3 ± 5.7
Normal28.8 ± 4.6
P0.32

Metabolic syndromeHypertriglyceridemia28.5 ± 4.5
Normal28.7 ± 5.1
P0.58

Metabolic syndromeLow HDL-C28.6 ± 5.0
Normal28.9 ± 4.3
P0.76

Note. Significant difference as .