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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of subjects by WTTR tertiles

From: Waistline to thigh circumference ratio as a predictor of MAFLD: a health care worker study with 2-year follow-up

Variables

T1(n = 1028)

T2(n = 863)

T3(n = 899)

P-Value

Age(Year) *

32.92 ± 7.61

35.25 ± 8.64

38.15 ± 10.09

< 0.001

Male(%)*

186(18.09)

174(20.16)

272(30.26)

< 0.001

Female(%)*

842(81.91)

689(79.84)

627(69.74)

< 0.001

BMI(kg/m2) *

21.28 ± 2.39

22.40 ± 2.52

24.31 ± 2.90

< 0.001

FPG(mmol/L) *

4.74 ± 0.42

4.86 ± 0.52

4.95 ± 0.62

< 0.001

ALT(U/L)*

13(10,17)

13(10,20)

16(12,22)

< 0.001

AST(U/L)*

17(15,20)

17(15,20)

18(16,21.5)

0.003

SBP(mmHg)*

113.57 ± 12.23

117.31 ± 13.45

121.54 ± 14.09

< 0.001

DBP(mmHg)*

69.14 ± 8.99

71.30 ± 9.32

73.55 ± 10.09

< 0.001

TC(mmol/L)*

4.43 ± 0.77

4.56 ± 0.79

4.67 ± 0.84

< 0.001

TG(mmol/L)*

0.75(0.59,0.98)

0.86(0.65,1.13)

1.03(0.76,1.40)

< 0.001

HDL-C(mmol/L)*

1.56 ± 0.31

1.49 ± 0.30

1.40 ± 0.30

< 0.001

LDL-C(mmol/L)*

2.60 ± 0.68

2.77 ± 0.69

2.94 ± 0.73

< 0.001

Neck circumference(cm)*

32.19 ± 2.44

33.54 ± 2.32

33.56 ± 2.55

< 0.001

  1. Notes: Data are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation, M (Q1, Q3), n (%). Tertiles are based on baseline waistline to thigh circumference Ratio tertile; tertile 1, ≤ 1.58; tertile 2, 1.59–1.66; tertile 3, > 1.66. *P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant