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Table 1 Demographic and clinical data of the studied groups

From: Assessment of left atrial function by two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography in patients with metabolic-associated fatty liver disease

  

Controls (n = 142)

Patients (n = 142)

p value

Age (years)

Median [IQR] (Range)

45.00 [40.00–49.00] (34.00–60.00)

45.00 [40.00–47.00] (34.00–56.00)

0.117 Z

Sex n (%)

Female

93 (65.5%)

106 (74.6%)

0.092 X2

Male

49 (34.5%)

36 (25.4%)

Smoker n (%)

No

90 (63.4%)

105 (73.9%)

0.055 X2

Yes

52 (36.6%)

37 (26.1%)

DM

No

114 (80.3%)

69 (48.6%)

 < 0.001* X2

Yes

28 (19.7%)

73 (51.4%)

Weight (kg)

Mean ± SD

80.90 ± 5.15

91.74 ± 8.66

 < 0.001* t

Height (m)

Mean ± SD

164.72 ± 6.67

163.72 ± 7.19

0.213 t

BSA

Mean ± SD

1.88 ± 0.09

1.95 ± 0.10

 < 0.001* t

BMI (kg/m2)

Mean ± SD

29.77 ± 2.39

30.30 ± 3.32

0.111 t

Waist circumference (cm)

Mean ± SD

81.86 ± 6.19

97.26 ± 9.48

 < 0.001* t

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

Mean ± SD

118.10 ± 5.11

140.40 ± 12.65

 < 0.001* t

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

Mean ± SD

75.50 ± 4.84

88.78 ± 6.79

 < 0.001* t

Heart rate (beat/min)

Mean ± SD

86.82 ± 5.64

90.22 ± 7.35

 < 0.001* t

  1. IQR, Interquartile range (25th–75th percentiles); Max, Maximum; Min, Minimum; n, Number; SD, Standard deviation; t, Independent samples T-test; X2, Pearson’s Chi-square test of association; Z, Mann–Whitney test; BSA, Body surface area; BMI, body mass index
  2. *Significant at p < 0.05