Research Article

Evaluation of Different Anthropometric Indicators for Screening for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Elderly Individuals

Table 1

Characteristics of subjects with NAFLD stratified by sex.

VariablesMale (n = 1971)Female (n = 3014)
Non-NAFLDNAFLD valueNon-NAFLDNAFLD value

Age (years) [n (%)]<0.001<0.001
 −70426 (68.6)195 (31.4)642 (59.8)432 (40.2)
 70–80774 (74.9)260 (25.1)945 (64.3)525 (35.7)
 −80266 (84.2)50 (15.8)359 (76.4)111 (23.6)
Smoking [n (%)]624 (75.5)202 (24.5)>0.0515 (71.4)6 (28.6)>0.05
Drinking [n (%)]120 (66.3)61 (33.7)<0.053 (60.0)2 (40.0)>0.05
Physical activity [n (%)]>0.05<0.05
 Lower458 (77.9)130 (22.1)577 (69.0)259 (31.0)
 Middle114 (73.5)41 (26.5)154 (63.9)87 (36.1)
 High894 (72.8)334 (27.2)1210 (62.7)720 (37.3)
Hypertension [n (%)]881 (70.2)374 (29.8)<0.0011224 (61.5)766 (38.5)<0.001
Fasting glucose (mmol/l)5.6 ± 1.86.1 ± 2.0<0.0015.6 ± 1.76.3 ± 2.4<0.001
BMI (kg/m2)23.2 ± 3.226.7 ± 2.9<0.00123.4 ± 3.426.6 ± 3.3<0.001
WC (cm)83.8 ± 9.093.6 ± 7.6<0.00183.0 ± 9.090.7 ± 7.9<0.001
WHtR0.52 ± 0.060.57 ± 0.05<0.0010.55 ± 0.060.60 ± 0.06<0.001
RFM24.8 ± 4.328.7 ± 2.8<0.00139.4 ± 4.342.3 ± 3.1<0.001
PI (kg/m3)14.3 ± 2.116.3 ± 1.9<0.00115.6 ± 2.417.6 ± 2.4<0.001
CI1.26 ± 0.081.30 ± 0.06<0.0011.29 ± 0.851.31 ± 0.07<0.001
LAP (cm·mmol/l)31.2 ± 31.372.1 ± 50.4<0.00145.5 ± 42.783.6 ± 66.4<0.001
ABSI0.082 ± 0.0050.082 ± 0.004<0.0010.083 ± 0.0050.083 ± 0.005>0.05

Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation and numbers (percentage) as appropriate.