Characteristics of the patients with specific health examination data in analysed NASH and non-NASH groups
| NASH group | Non-NASH group | P value | |||
| N=220 | N=44 913 | ||||
| Degree of obesity; median (IQR) | |||||
| Body weight, kg | 63.9 | (55.4–71.5) | 56.0 | (48.9–64.0) | <0.001 |
| Height, cm | 156.8 | (150.8–163.8) | 156.0 | (149.8–163.4) | 0.400 |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 25.8 | (23.4–28.1) | 22.9 | (20.8–25.2) | <0.001 |
| Laboratory test values; median (IQR) | |||||
| AST, U/L | 31.0 | (23.0–52.0) | 22.0 | (19.0–26.0) | <0.001 |
| ALT, U/L | 31.5 | (21.0–55.5) | 17.0 | (13.0–23.0) | <0.001 |
| γ-GTP, U/L | 42.0 | (27.0–77.0) | 22.0 | (16.0–34.0) | <0.001 |
| SBP, mm Hg | 130.0 | (121.0–140.0) | 129.0 | (119.0–140.0) | 0.220 |
| DBP, mm Hg | 75.0 | (70.0–81.5) | 74.0 | (67.0–80.0) | 0.020 |
| HbA1c, % | 6.0 | (5.7–6.5) | 5.7 | (5.4–6.0) | <0.001 |
| TG, mg/dL | 127.5 | (90.5–171.0) | 95.0 | (70.0–134.0) | <0.001 |
| HDL, mg/dL | 54.0 | (44.5–63.0) | 61.0 | (51.0–73.0) | <0.001 |
| LDL, mg/dL | 109.0 | (91.0–127.5) | 117.0 | (99.0–138.0) | <0.001 |
ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HbA1c, haemoglobin A1c; HDL, high-density lipoprotein cholesteryl; LDL, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; NASH, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis; SBT, systolic blood pressure; TG, triglyceride; γ-GTP, γ-guanosine triphosphate.