| |
Controls |
NAFLD Cases |
P-value* |
| Number of Subjects |
102 |
29 |
|
| Age at 9/11† |
42 (37-46) |
37 (35-45) |
0.030 |
| Years of Service at 9/11† |
14 (8-19) |
11 (5-16) |
0.050 |
| Race‡ |
Caucasian |
96 (94) |
29 (100) |
0.215 |
| African American |
6 (6) |
0 (0) |
| Intensity of
WTC Exposure‡ |
High§ |
29 (28) |
7 (24) |
0.420 |
| Intermediate¶ |
73 (72) |
22 (76) |
| BMI, kg/m2 † |
28 (26-30) |
30 (28-33) |
<0.001 |
| Systolic Blood Pressure, mmHg† |
114 (110-126) |
118 (110-127) |
0.519 |
| Diastolic Blood Pressure, mmHg† |
72 (70-80) |
72 (70-80) |
0.277 |
| Time to† |
Serum Collection, months |
2.6 (2.1-3.2) |
2.8 (2.0-3.8) |
0.677 |
| Chest CT scan, months |
61 (31-73) |
68 (49-81) |
0.032 |
| Spirometry† |
FEV1, % Predicted |
94 (85-104) |
81 (72-92) |
0.001 |
| FEV1/FVC, % |
85 (81-88) |
83 (81-86) |
0.067 |
Definition of abbreviations: BMI = body mass index; WTC = World Trade Center; FEV1 = forced expiratory volume in 1 second; FVC = forced vital capacity
†Values Expressed as Median (IQR). ‡Values Expressed as N (%). §Arrival at WTC 9/11 Morning, ¶Arrival at WTC between noon of 9/11 and midnight of 9/12. *Significance
assessed by Wilkoxon Rank Sum test or Chi-squared test. |
