Table 1 Comparison of the metabolic abnormalities between glucose tolerance and fatty liver

Age (yrs)

45.63 ± 8.10

44.60 ± 8.65

48.68 ± 6.89

49.21 ± 8.69

0.675

< 0.0001

0.195

BMI (kg/m²)

23.16 ± 2.51

25.64 ± 3.06*

22.79 ± 3.31

26.16 ± 3.03*

< 0.0001

0.716

0.035

Serum insulin (μIU/ml)

2.22 ± 2.47

4.28 ± 4.48*

3.77 ± 6.73

7.74 ± 12.00*

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

0.044

NEFA (μmol/L)

509.81 ±192.78

575.03 ± 227.93*

589.47 ±230.07

646.75 ± 264.183

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

0.811

HOMA-IR

0.48 ± 0.53

0.94 ± 0.99*

1.28 ± 2.89

2.47 ± 4.49*

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

0.027

Adipo-IR

1.11 ± 1.22

2.57 ± 3.95*

2.10 ± 3.86

4.50 ± 5.24*

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

0.083

SBP (mmHg)

123.5 ± 15.3

126.2 ±15.1*

126.86 ± 16.86

130.44 ±18.20

0.007

0.001

0.701

DBP (mmHg)

76.2 ± 10.9

79.1 ± 10.6*

78.55 ± 11.49

82.45 ± 11.83*

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

0.530

AST (IU/L)

27.20 ±11.81

29.97 ± 11.41*

28.77 ±16.31

34.22 ± 18.71*

< 0.0001

0.004

0.163

ALT (IU/L)

25.28 ± 19.78

34.35 ± 20.64*

25.94 ± 20.91

40.70 ± 33.01*

< 0.0001

0.037

0.090

Cholesterol (mg/dl)

175.13 ± 31.00

184.24 ± 32.65*

173.98 ± 28.97

188.17 ± 34.57*

< 0.0001

0.548

0.274

Triglyceride (mg/dl)

104.78 ± 58.24

158.29 ± 115.18*

129.99 ± 111.28

163.97 ± 102.82*

< 0.0001

0.028

0.165

HDL-C (mg/dl)

53.75 ± 12.87

49.12 ± 11.55*

50.09 ± 10.67

48.30 ± 10.68

0.002

0.034

0.176

LDL-C (mg/dl)

115.27 ± 31.50

130.27 ± 32.97*

117.23 ± 28.96

129.08 ± 33.12*

< 0.0001

0.895

0.584