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Table 1 Baseline comparisons of study participants

From: Blood cell parameters and risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a comprehensive Mendelian randomization study

Characteristic

Overall, Nā€‰=ā€‰4198 1

normal, Nā€‰=ā€‰2353 1

NAFLD, Nā€‰=ā€‰1845 1

p2

LBXWBCSI

7.00 (5.80, 8.50)

6.70 (5.50, 8.10)

7.50 (6.30, 9.00)

<ā€‰0.001

LBXLYPCT

31 (25, 36)

31 (25, 37)

30 (25, 35)

0.062

LBXMOPCT

7.90 (6.70, 9.30)

7.90 (6.70, 9.30)

8.00 (6.70, 9.30)

0.8

LBXNEPCT

58 (52, 64)

57 (51, 64)

58 (53, 64)

0.12

LBXEOPCT

2.30 (1.50, 3.40)

2.20 (1.40, 3.30)

2.30 (1.60, 3.52)

0.010

LBXBAPCT

0.70 (0.60, 1.00)

0.70 (0.50, 1.00)

0.80 (0.60, 1.00)

0.13

LBDLYMNO

2.10 (1.70, 2.60)

2.10 (1.60, 2.50)

2.20 (1.80, 2.70)

<ā€‰0.001

LBDMONO

0.60 (0.50, 0.70)

0.50 (0.40, 0.60)

0.60 (0.50, 0.70)

<ā€‰0.001

LBDNENO

4.00 (3.10, 5.20)

3.80 (2.90, 4.90)

4.30 (3.40, 5.50)

<ā€‰0.001

LBDEONO

0.20 (0.10, 0.20)

0.10 (0.10, 0.20)

0.20 (0.10, 0.30)

<ā€‰0.001

LBDBANO

Ā Ā Ā 

<ā€‰0.001

0

1,990 (47%)

1,224 (53%)

766 (40%)

Ā 

0.1

2,174 (52%)

1,112 (46%)

1,062 (60%)

Ā 

0.2

33 (0.7%)

17 (0.7%)

16 (0.7%)

Ā 

0.3

1 (<ā€‰0.1%)

0 (0%)

1 (<ā€‰0.1%)

Ā 

LBXRBCSI

4.76 (4.45, 5.08)

4.67 (4.37, 5.01)

4.86 (4.58, 5.17)

<ā€‰0.001

LBXHGB

14.30 (13.30, 15.20)

14.00 (13.20, 15.00)

14.50 (13.60, 15.40)

<ā€‰0.001

LBXHCT

42.3 (39.7, 44.8)

41.8 (39.3, 44.2)

43.0 (40.3, 45.6)

<ā€‰0.001

LBXMCVSI

89.1 (85.9, 92.1)

89.6 (86.5, 92.5)

88.5 (85.2, 91.3)

<ā€‰0.001

LBXMCHSI

30.10 (28.90, 31.20)

30.30 (29.10, 31.30)

29.80 (28.70, 31.00)

0.001

LBXMC

33.70 (33.20, 34.20)

33.70 (33.10, 34.20)

33.70 (33.20, 34.20)

0.13

LBXRDW

13.40 (13.00, 14.00)

13.30 (12.90, 13.90)

13.50 (13.06, 14.10)

0.002

LBXPLTSI

238 (204, 281)

235 (201, 277)

243 (208, 284)

0.003

LBXMPSI

8.20 (7.60, 8.80)

8.20 (7.60, 8.80)

8.20 (7.60, 8.80)

>ā€‰0.9

Hypertension

1,569 (31%)

696 (22%)

873 (44%)

<ā€‰0.001

Sedentary

Ā Ā Ā 

0.015

<ā€‰3Ā h

1,341 (27%)

791 (29%)

550 (24%)

Ā 

3ā€“6Ā h

1,533 (37%)

850 (37%)

683 (38%)

Ā 

>ā€‰6Ā h

1,324 (35%)

712 (34%)

612 (38%)

Ā 

Smoker

934 (22%)

567 (23%)

367 (20%)

0.089

BMI

29 (25, 34)

26 (23, 30)

33 (29, 37)

<ā€‰0.001

RIP

Ā Ā Ā 

>ā€‰0.9

low

1,661 (28%)

921 (28%)

740 (28%)

Ā 

normal

1,123 (24%)

632 (24%)

491 (24%)

Ā 

high

1,414 (48%)

800 (48%)

614 (48%)

Ā 

Education

Ā Ā Ā 

0.11

Below high school

347 (3.5%)

168 (3.1%)

179 (4.1%)

Ā 

High school

1,434 (34%)

793 (32%)

641 (36%)

Ā 

Above high school

2,417 (63%)

1,392 (65%)

1,025 (60%)

Ā 

Race

Ā Ā Ā 

<ā€‰0.001

Non-Hispanic White

1,441 (63%)

788 (63%)

653 (63%)

Ā 

Non-Hispanic Black

942 (11%)

615 (13%)

327 (8.4%)

Ā 

Mexican American

583 (8.9%)

238 (6.5%)

345 (12%)

Ā 

Other Hispanic

403 (7.0%)

227 (7.5%)

176 (6.2%)

Ā 

Other Race

829 (10%)

485 (11%)

344 (10%)

Ā 

Sex

Ā Ā Ā 

<ā€‰0.001

Male

2,039 (48%)

1,031 (43%)

1,008 (55%)

Ā 

Female

2,159 (52%)

1,322 (57%)

837 (45%)

Ā 

Age

48.0 (33.0, 61.0)

44.0 (31.0, 59.0)

52.0 (38.0, 63.0)

<ā€‰0.001

Diabetes

Ā Ā Ā 

<ā€‰0.001

normal

1,883 (51%)

1,323 (62%)

560 (34%)

Ā 

prediabetes

1,495 (36%)

761 (31%)

734 (42%)

Ā 

diabetes

820 (13%)

269 (6.3%)

551 (23%)

Ā 
  1. 1Median (IQR); n (unweighted) (%)
  2. 2Wilcoxon rank-sum test for complex survey samples; chi-squared test with Rao & Scottā€™s second-order correction
  3. LBXWBCSI: White blood cell count (1000 cells/uL); LBXLYPCT: Lymphocyte percent (%); LBXMOPCT: Monocyte percent (%); LBXNEPCT: Segmented neutrophils percent (%); LBXEOPCT: Eosinophils percent (%); LBXBAPCT: Basophils percent (%); LBDLYMNO; Lymphocyte number (1000 cells/uL); LBDMONO; Monocyte number (1000 cells/uL); LBDNENO; Segmented neutrophils num (1000 cell/uL); LBDEONO; Eosinophils number (1000 cells/uL); LBDBANO; Basophils number (1000 cells/uL); LBXRBCSI; Red blood cell count (million cells/uL); LBXHGB; Hemoglobin (g/dL); LBXHCT; Hematocrit (%); LBXMCVSI; Mean cell volume (fL); LBXMCHSI; Mean cell hemoglobin (pg); LBXMC; MCHC (g/dL); LBXRDW; Red cell distribution width (%); LBXPLTSI; Platelet count SI (1000 cells/uL); LBXMPSI; Mean platelet volume (fL)