Table 3

Gastrointestinal (GI) conditions, stratified by presence of fatty liver

Bacterial infectionAbsence of MAFLD
n (%)
Presence of MAFLD
n (%)
P value
Bacterial GI infections231 405 (0.9)11 850 (1.6) <0.001
Clostridioides difficile 197 390 (0.8)9555 (1.3) <0.001
Escherichia coli 3495 (0.01)215 (0.3) <0.001
Salmonella 8075 (0.03)530 (0.07) <0.001
Other2030 (0.008)90 (0.012)0.10
  • Numbers are presented as absolute numbers with percentages.

  • Significant values are in bold (p<0.05).