Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics and metabolic profile of the study subjects with and without NAFLD

VariablesStudy population
(n=1305)		NAFLD absent (n=1063)NAFLD present
(n=242)		*P value
Age less than 40
Age more than 40		656 (50.3%)
649 (49.7%)		577 (54.3%)
486 (45.7%)		79 (32.6%)
163 (67.4%)		<0.001
Sex0.002

  • Male

  • Female

397 (30.4%)
908 (69.6%)		304 (28.6%)
759 (71.4%)		93 (38.4%)
149 (61.6%)
Marital status0.001

  • Married

  • Single

1083 (83%)
222 (17%)		866 (81.5%)
197 (18.5%)		217 (89.7%)
25 (10.3%)
Occupation0.06

  • Housewife

  • Cultivator and day labour

  • Service holders and others

854 (65.4%)
125 (9.6%)
326 (25%)		711 (66.9%)
97 (9.1%)
254 (23.9%)		142 (58.9%)
28 (11.6%)
71 (29.5%)
Family income†<0.001

  • Lower

  • Higher

799 (61.3%)
505 (38.7%)		672 (63.8%)
381 (36.2%)		118 (49.6%)
120 (50.4%)
Education0.175

  • Up to class V

  • More than class V

641 (49.1%)
663 (50.8%)		528 (49.9%)
530 (50.1%)		108 (44.8%)
133 (55.2%)
History of smoking (current or past)177 (13.6%)140 (13.2%)37 (15.3%)0.405
Religion0.581

  • Muslim

  • Hindu

934 (71.6%)
371 (28.4%)		757 (71.2%)
306 (28.8%)		177 (73.1%)
65 (26.9%)
Presence of MS463 (35.5%)286 (26.9%)177 (73.1%)<0.001
Weight status<0.001

  • Underweight

  • Normal weight

  • Overweight

  • Obese

161 (12.3%)
431 (33%)
212 (16.2%)
501 (38.4%)		161 (15.1%)
407 (38.3%)
179 (16.8%)
316 (29.7%)		0 (0%)
24 (9.9%)
33 (13.6%)
185 (76.4%)
BMI kg/m2 (mean±SD)23.81±4.5022.87±4.0627.93±4.04<0.001
Presence of abdominal obesity398 (30.5%)254 (23.9%)144 (59.5%)<0.001
Presence of DM168 (12.9%)86 (8.1%)82 (33.9%)<0.001
ALT >40 U/L117 (9%)64 (6%)53 (22%)<0.001
Presence of hypertension309 (23.7%)199 (18.7%)110 (45.5%)<0.001
Presence of dyslipidaemia1108 (84.9%)879 (82.7%)220 (94.6%)<0.001

  • *P value between subjects with and without NAFLD.

  • †Lower family income <৳15 000/month, higher family income >৳15 000/month.

  • ALT, alanine transaminase; BMI, body mass index; DM, Diabetes Mellitus; MS, metabolic syndrome; NAFLD, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.