Table 3 Characteristics of the study population (N = 1064).
Characteristic | Result |
|---|---|
Diabetes (%) | 373 (35%) |
Hypertension (%) | 451 (42%) |
Biliary disease (%) | 15 (1%) |
Contraceptive or estrogen use (%) | 116 (11%) |
Iron supplementation (%) | 80 (8%) |
Tobacco Use (known for N = 883) | Â |
   Current (%) | 97 (11%) |
   Quit (%) | 332 (38%) |
   Never (%) | 454 (51%) |
Alcohol Use (known for N = 764) | Â |
   Yes (%) | 271 (35%) |
   No (%) | 493 (65%) |
Any steatosis on liver pathology (%) | 718 (67%) |
Fibrosis (%) | 253 (24%) |
Cirrhosis (%) | 24 (2%) |
Laboratory results | Â |
   Complete blood counts (known for N = 1038) |  |
    WBC (K/uL), Median [Q1, Q3] | 7.8 [6.5, 9.4] |
    RBC (M/uL), Median [Q1, Q3] | 4.6 [4.3, 4.9] |
    Hemoglobin (gm/dL), Median [Q1, Q3] | 13.7 [13.0, 14.5] |
    HCT (%), Median [Q1, Q3] | 40.0 [37.9, 42.3] |
    MCV (fL), Median [Q1, Q3] | 87.3[84.3, 90.0] |
    MCH (pg/cell), Median [Q1, Q3] | 30.0[28.8, 31.0] |
    MCHC (gm/dL), Median [Q1, Q3] | 34.3 [33.9, 34.7] |
    Platelet count (K/uL), Median [Q1, Q3] | 284 [245, 331] |
   Folic acid (ng/dL), Median [Q1, Q3] | 14.9 [10.9, 20.0] |
   Serum zinc (ug/L), Median [Q1, Q3] | 742 [667, 819] |