Table 2 Comparison of the characteristics of participants with and without MAFLD
Variables | Without MAFLD n = 5 5613 | With MAFLD n = 10 706 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 49.45 (11.11) | 49.59 (10.23) | 0.215 |
Gender (%) | < 0.001 | ||
Male | 19 728 (35.5) | 5145 (48.1) | |
Female | 35 885 (64.5) | 5561 (51.9) | |
Ethnicity (%) | < 0.001 | ||
Han majority | 31 836 (57.2) | 6535 (61.0) | |
Ethnic minority | 23 777 (42.8) | 4171 (39.0) | |
Region (%) | < 0.001 | ||
Urban | 18 288 (32.9) | 4781 (44.7) | |
Rural | 37 325 (67.1) | 5925 (55.3) | |
Physical activity (METs-h/day)a | 27.90 (18.44) | 24.92 (17.36) | < 0.001 |
Central obesityb (%) | < 0.001 | ||
Yes | 11,831 (21.3) | 6969 (65.2) | |
No | 43,645 (78.7) | 3721 (34.8) | |
BMI (kg/m2) | 23.17 (3.02) | 27.13 (3.08) | < 0.001 |
Alcohol intakec (%) | < 0.001 | ||
Heavy | 3357 (6.0) | 806 (7.5) | |
Light | 52,256 (94.0) | 9900 (92.5) | |
Education level (%) | < 0.001 | ||
No formal school | 14 120 (25.4) | 2488 (23.2) | |
Primary school | 13 835 (24.9) | 2641 (24.7) | |
Middle and high school | 21 061 (37.9) | 4180 (39.0) | |
College or university | 6596 (11.9) | 1397 (13.0) | |
Annual income (%) | < 0.001 | ||
< ¥12,000 | 9230 (16.6) | 1537 (14.4) | |
¥12,000–19999 | 10 178 (18.3) | 1839 (17.2) | |
¥20,000–59999 | 20 606 (37.1) | 3851 (36.0) | |
¥60,000–99999 | 8061 (14.5) | 1706 (15.9) | |
¥100,000–199,999 | 5979 (10.8) | 1386 (13.0) | |
> ¥200,000 | 1486 (2.7) | 377 (3.5) | |
Smoking status (%) | < 0.001 | ||
Never | 42 999 (77.3) | 7666 (71.6) | |
Previous | 10 554 (19.0) | 2471 (23.1) | |
Current | 2060 (3.7) | 569 (5.3) |