Table 3

Sociodemographic characteristics and metabolic profile among subjects with non-obese NAFLD and obese NAFLD

CharacteristicsNon-obese NAFLD (n=57)Obese NAFLD (n=185)P value
Age (mean±SD)48.98±13.7845.22±11.710.043
Age less than 40
Age of more than 40		14 (24.6%)
43 (75.4%)		65 (35.1%)
120 (64.9%)		0.137
Sex-0.733

  • Male

  • Female

23 (40.4%)
34 (59.6%)		70 (37.8%)
115 (62.2%)
Marital status0.580

  • Married

  • Single

50 (87.7%)
7 (12.3%)		167 (90.3%)
18 (9.7%)
Occupation0.06

  • Housewife

  • Cultivator and day labour

  • Service holders and others

28 (49.1%)
9 (15.8%)
20 (35.1%)		114 (62%)
19 (10.3%)
51 (27.7%)
Family income (taka/month)0.289

  • Lower

  • Higher

32 (56.1%)
25 (43.9%)		89 (48.1%)
96 (51.9%)
Education0.686

  • Up to class V

  • More than class V

27 (47.4%)
30 (52.6%)		82 (44.3%)
103 (55.7%)
Smoker current or past smoker8 (14%)29 (15.7%)0.763
Religion0.654

  • Muslim

  • Hindu

43 (75.4%)
14 (24.6%)		134 (72.4%)
51 (27.6%)
Presence of MS44 (77.2%)133 (71.9%)0.430
Presence of MS components0.300

  • Absent

  • One

  • Two

  • Three

  • Four

  • Five

1 (1.8%)
6 (10.5%)
6 (10.5)
19 (33.3%)
17 (29.8%)
8 (14%)		1 (0.50)
13 (7%)
38 (20.5%)
44 (23.8%)
67 (36.2%)
22 (11.9%)
BMI kg/m2 (mean±SD)23.07±1.3829.42±3.36<0.001
Presence of abdominal obesity30 (52.6%)114 (61.6%)0.227
Presence of DM18 (31.6%)64 (34.6%)0.750
Presence of hypertension26 (45.6%)84 (45.4%)0.978
Presence of dyslipidaemia55 (96.5%)174 (94.1%)0.476
ALT>40 U/L9 (15.8%)44 (23.9%)0.196

  • *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.