Evaluation of biochemical indices
| Variables | Overall (n=2605) | With MAFLD (n=726) | Without MAFLD (n=1879) | P value* |
| BMI (kg/m²), M (IQR) | 22.9 (20.8, 25.1) | 25.4 (23.9, 27.0) | 22.0 (20.3, 23.8) | <0.001 |
| SBP (mm Hg), M (IQR) | 118 (110, 128) | 125 (118, 136) | 115 (107, 123) | <0.001 |
| DBP (mm Hg), M (IQR) | 80 (72, 86) | 85 (80, 90) | 78 (70, 82) | <0.001 |
| TG (mg/dL), M (IQR) | 109.7 (79.7, 163.8) | 169.0 (118.6, 243.4) | 94.7 (73.5, 131.9) | <0.001 |
| FPG (mg/dL), M (IQR) | 93.1 (88.4, 99.7) | 96.7 (91.1, 106.4) | 92.2 (87.7, 97.2) | <0.001 |
| TC (mmol/L), M (IQR) | 5.0 (4.5, 5.6) | 5.2 (4.7, 5.9) | 5.0 (4.4, 5.5) | 0.007 |
| GGT (U/L), M (IQR) | 23 (16, 36) | 34 (24, 52) | 20 (15, 29) | <0.001 |
| HDL (mmol/L), M (IQR) | 1.3 (1.1, 1.5) | 1.2 (1.0, 1.3) | 1.4 (1.2, 1.5) | <0.001 |
| WC (cm), M (IQR) | 82 (75, 89) | 90 (85, 95) | 78 (70, 85) | <0.001 |
| WHR, M (IQR) | 0.9 (0.8, 0.9) | 0.9 (0.9, 0.9) | 0.84 (0.8, 0.9) | <0.001 |
| FLI, M (IQR) | 0.3 (0.1, 1.1) | 1.4 (0.6, 3.4) | 0.2 (0.1, 0.5) | <0.001 |
| HSI, M (IQR) | 31.6 (28.5, 34.8) | 35.5 (32.9, 38.6) | 30.2 (27.7, 32.9) | <0.001 |
| TyG, M (IQR) | 8.6 (8.2, 9.0) | 9.0 (8.7, 9.4) | 8.4 (8.1, 8.7) | <0.001 |
| TyG-WC, M (IQR) | 703.1 (623.9, 790.6) | 814.6 (759.2, 875.4) | 660.9 (600.3, 730.5) | <0.001 |
| TyG-BMI, M (IQR) | 197.0 (174.2, 222.6) | 228.8 (211.0, 248.9) | 184.3 (167.4, 205.1) | <0.001 |
| TyG-WHR, M (IQR) | 7.4 (6.7, 8.1) | 8.2 (7.7, 8.7) | 7.1 (6.5, 7.7) | <0.001 |
Data are presented as median with the IQR (M (P25, P75)).
*Comparison of the differences between the groups calculated by the Mann-Whitney U test.
BMI, body mass index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; FLI, fatty liver index; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; GGT, gamma-glutamyltransferase; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; HIS, hepatic steatosis index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TC, total cholesterol; TG, serum triglyceride; TyG, triglyceride–glucose; TyG-BMI, triglyceride–glucose body mass index; TyG-WC, triglyceride–glucose waist circumference; TyG-WHR, triglyceride–glucose waist-to-hip ratio; WC, waist circumference; WHR, waist-to-hip ratio.