Mean Arterial Pressure Is Related to Incident Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease among the Nonobese Female with Normal Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels: A Large Cohort Study in China

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of 16,153 participants by mean arterial pressure quartiles.

Characteristics					value
Number (%)	3,806(23.6)	4,414 (27.3)	3,744 (23.2)	4,189 (25.9)
Age (years)					<0.001
Male, (%)	1,817 (47.7)	2,247 (50.9)	2,049 (54.7)	2,359 (56.3)	<0.001
BMI (kg/m^2)					<0.001
SBP (mmHg)					<0.001
DBP (mmHg)					<0.001
ALP (U/L)					<0.001
ALT (U/L)					<0.001
AST (U/L)					<0.001
ALB (g/L)					<0.001
GLB (g/L)					<0.001
TB (μmol/L)					<0.001
BUN (mmol/L)					<0.001
Cr (mmol/L)					<0.001
UA (μmol/L)					<0.001
FPG (mmol/L)					<0.001
TC (mmol/L)					<0.001
TG (mmol/L)					<0.001
HDL-C (mmol/L)					<0.001
LDL-C (mmol/L)					<0.001
Duration of follow up (years)					<0.001
NAFLD (%)	191 (5.0)	473 (10.7)	652 (17.4)	1,005 (24.0)	<0.001

Note: continuous variables were described by deviation, and categorical variables were presented by number (percentage). Abbreviations: BMI = body mass index; SBP = systolic blood pressure; DBP = diastolic blood pressure; ALP = alkaline phosphatase; ALT = alanine aminotransferase; AST = aspartate aminotransferase; ALB = albumin; GLB = globulin; TB = total bilirubin; BUN = blood urea nitrogen; Cr = creatinine; UA = uric acid; FPG = fasting plasma glucose; TC = total cholesterol; TG = triglyceride; HDL-C = high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C = low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; NAFLD = nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.