Covariates associated with FLG-II (bivariate analysis)
| Variable | FLG-II (total N=90) | FLG-1 and FLG-0 (total N=542) | T value | P value | ||
| N | Mean (SD) | N | Mean (SD) | |||
| Age | 87 | 31.2 (5.4) | 515 | 28.4 (5.6) | 4.3 | <0.0001 |
| AST | 65 | 20.3 (9.3) | 385 | 17.1 (4.9) | 4.1 | <0.0001 |
| ALT | 66 | 22.8 (14.5) | 379 | 16.1 (8.1) | 5.3 | <0.0001 |
| GGT | 66 | 22.5 (14.0) | 382 | 14.2 (7.6) | 7.0 | <0.0001 |
| Systolic BP | 90 | 107.3 (11.5) | 529 | 101.7 (11.0) | 4.4 | <0.0001 |
| Diastolic BP | 90 | 68.0 (9.2) | 529 | 64.8 (8.0) | 3.3 | 0.001 |
| BMI | 85 | 27.2 (3.9) | 507 | 22.7 (4.4) | 8.7 | <0.0001 |
| W/H ratio | 86 | 0.88 (0.06) | 503 | 0.82 (0.07) | 6.3 | <0.0001 |
| FPG | 89 | 83.2 (16.8) | 535 | 78.5 (12.3) | 3.1 | 0.001 |
| 2nd hour PG value of OGTT | 87 | 123.4 (34.0) | 526 | 108.9 (26.2) | 4.5 | <0.0001 |
| Total cholesterol | 86 | 174.4 (34.5) | 511 | 163.3 (33.7) | 2.7 | 0.005 |
| Triglycerides | 87 | 102.3 (44.0) | 514 | 77.5 (34.4) | 5.9 | <0.0001 |
| LDL | 85 | 129.5 (30.3) | 501 | 114.0 (30.2) | 4.3 | <0.0001 |
| HDL | 88 | 44.4 (11.5) | 514 | 49.2 (11.7) | −3.5 | <0.0001 |
| Serum creatinine | 88 | 51.6 (7.2) | 521 | 49.4 (8.5) | 2.3 | 0.022 |
| Blood urea | 89 | 2.1 (0.5) | 517 | 2.3 (0.6) | −1.8 | 0.064 |
| Haemoglobin | 89 | 12.0 (0.9) | 524 | 11.7 (1.0) | 2.6 | 0.009 |
ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; FLG, fatty liver grade; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; GGT, gamma-glutamyl transferase; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; OGTT, oral glucose tolerance test; PG, plasma glucose; W/H, waist to hip.