Variables | No fatty liver—no fatty liver (reference group) (n = 1344) | Fatty liver—no fatty liver (resolved fatty liver) (n = 112) | No fatty liver—fatty liver (incident fatty liver) (n = 251) | Fatty liver—fatty liver (persisting fatty liver) (n = 382) | P value | P for trend |
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Males (n, %) | 822 (61.2 %) | 101 (90.2 %) | 215 (85.7 %) | 361 (94.5 %) | <0.001 | |
Age | 40.9 ± 6.5 | 41.9 ± 6.7 | 41.1 ± 5.6 | 41.5 ± 5.7 | 0.210 | |
Glucose (mmol/L) | 4.91 ± 0.44 | 5.05 ± 0.45 | 5.00 ± 0.44 | 5.09 ± 0.45 | <0.001 | 0.002 |
Triglyceride (mmol/L) | 1.05 [0.79, 1.42] | 1.63 [1.28, 2.09] | 1.62 [1.13, 2.06] | 1.79 [1.37, 2.42] | <0.001 | <0.001 |
HDL-C (mmol/L) | 1.54 ± 0.31 | 1.38 ± 0.25 | 1.42 ± 0.28 | 1.36 ± 0.23 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Waist circumference (cm) | 76.8 ± 8.3 | 86.2 ± 5.6 | 82.6 ± 5.9 | 87.6 ± 5.3 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 22.6 ± 2.6 | 25.2 ± 2.2 | 24.1 ± 2.2 | 25.7 ± 2.0 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
SBP (mmHg) | 109.6 ± 10.1 | 114.2 ± 8.0 | 112.4 ± 9.2 | 114.2 ± 7.8 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
DBP (mmHg) | 70.5 ± 8.0 | 73.5 ± 6.4 | 72.0 ± 7.4 | 74.0 ± 6.3 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Alcohol | 10.45 ± 14.20 | 11.13 ± 12.44 | 13.67 ± 16.29 | 12.27 ± 14.90 | 0.005 | 0.367 |
Smoking status | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||
Never smoker | 765 (56.9 %) | 37 (33.0 %) | 96 (38.2 %) | 113 (29.6 %) | ||
Current smoker | 579 (43.1 %) | 75 (67.0 %) | 155 (61.8 %) | 269 (70.4 %) | ||
Exercise ≥1/week | 555 (41.3 %) | 41 (36.6 %) | 90 (35.9 %) | 125 (32.7 %) | 0.014 | <0.001 |
Incident diabetes development | 1 (0.1 %) | 2 (1.8 %) | 3 (1.2 %) | 6 (1.6 %) | 0.001 | <0.001 |