Research Article

Combined Effect of Smoking and Fatty Liver Disease on the Progression of Type 2 Diabetes: Insights from a Population-Based Cohort Study

Table 1

The Characteristic of participants in the NAGALA study, 2004–2015.

TotalNonsmokerEx-smokerCurrent smoker

FLD− ()12723780522262692
Sex, (%)
 Women6548 (51.5)5709 (73.1)416 (18.7)423 (15.7)
Age (year)
Body weight (kg)
Body mass index (kg/m2)
Waist circumference (cm)
SBP (mm Hg)
DBP (mm Hg)
Exercise type, (%)
 Irregular exercise10415 (81.9)6413 (82.2)1699 (76.3)2303 (85.5)
 Regular exercise2308 (18.1)1392 (17.8)527 (23.7)389 (14.5)
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)
Triglycerides (mmol/L)
Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L)
HbA1C (%)
Alcohol consume type, (%)
 None or minimal alcohol consumer9717 (76.4)6838 (87.6)1332 (59.8)1547 (57.5)
 Light alcohol consumer1472 (11.6)599 (7.7)411 (18.5)462 (17.2)
 Moderate alcohol consumer1110 (8.7)295 (3.8)347 (15.6)468 (17.4)
 Heavy alcohol consumer424 (3.3)73 (0.9)136 (6.1)215 (8)
ALT (IU/L)15.0 (12.0, 20.0)14.0 (11.0, 19.0)17.0 (14.0, 22.0)17.0 (13.0, 23.0)
AST (IU/L)17.0 (14.0, 20.0)16.0 (14.0, 20.0)18.0 (14.0, 22.0)17.0 (14.0, 20.0)
GGT (IU/L)14.0 (11.0, 20.0)13.0 (10.0, 16.0)17.0 (13.0, 24.0)17.0 (13.0, 24.0)
FLD+ ()27411226726789
Sex, (%)
 Women486 (17.7)430 (35.1)25 (3.4)31 (3.9)
Age (year)
Body weight
Body mass index (kg/m2)
Waist circumference (cm)
SBP (mm Hg)
DBP (mm Hg)
Exercise type, (%)
 Irregular exercise2340 (85.4)1046 (85.3)605 (83.3)689 (87.3)
 Regular exercise401 (14.6)180 (14.7)121 (16.7)100 (12.7)
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)
Triglycerides (mmol/L)
Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L)
HbA1C (%)
Alcohol consume type, (%)
 None or minimal alcohol consumer2088 (76.2)1069 (87.2)480 (66.1)539 (68.3)
 Light alcohol consumer286 (10.4)82 (6.7)104 (14.3)100 (12.7)
 Moderate alcohol consumer250 (9.1)55 (4.5)101 (13.9)94 (11.9)
 Heavy alcohol consumer117 (4.3)20 (1.6)41 (5.6)56 (7.1)
ALT (IU/L)27.0 (20.0, 39.0)25.0 (19.0, 36.8)28.5 (22.0, 41.0)28.0 (21.0, 40.0)
AST (IU/L)21.0 (17.0, 26.0)20.0 (17.0, 26.0)21.0 (17.0, 27.0)20.0 (16.0, 25.0)
GGT (IU/L)23.0 (17.0, 35.0)21.0 (15.0, 30.8)25.0 (19.0, 37.0)25.0 (19.0, 38.0)

Data are expressed as the number (%) of subjects or mean (SD). ALT: alanine transaminase; AST: aspartate transaminase; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; FLD: fatty liver disease; GGT: gamma-glutamyl transferase; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; SBP: systolic blood pressure.