Table 1 Characteristics of study participant women
Characteristics | All | Japanese Americans (n = 30) | European Americans (n = 28) |
|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) or N (%) | Mean (SD) or N (%) | Mean (SD) or N (%) | |
Age, years | 63.4 (1.4) | 63.4 (1.4) | 63.5 (1.4) |
Body mass Index, kg/m2 | 26.6 (4.6) | 26.5 (4.7) | 26.8 (4.5) |
Total body fat mass, kg | 27.0 (8.4) | 25.5 (8.2) | 28.6 (8.4) |
Liver fat %, adjusted for total fat* | 4.56 (0.51) | 5.81 (0.98) | 3.74 (0.55) |
Smoking history | Â | Â | Â |
 Never | 37 (64%) | 22 (73%) | 15 (54%) |
 Former | 18 (31%) | 7 (23%) | 11 (39%) |
 Current | 3 (5%) | 1 (3%) | 2 (7%) |
Education | Â | Â | Â |
 12 years | 5 (9%) | 4 (13%) | 1 (4%) |
 14 years | 20 (34%) | 13 (43%) | 7 (25%) |
 16 years | 17 (29%) | 7 (23%) | 10 (36%) |
 18 years | 16 (28%) | 6 (20%) | 10 (36%) |
Blood biomarkers | Â | Â | Â |
 C-reactive protein (CRP), mg/L | 2.0 (3.3) | 1.7 (3.6) | 2.4 (2.9) |
 Macrophage inflammatory protein-1 beta (MIP1B), pg/mL | 30.7 (12.9) | 36.0 (13.9) | 25.0 (8.8) |
 Triglycerides (TG), mg/dL | 93.0 (75.6) | 107.1 (95.9) | 77.8 (41.5) |
 Insulin, mIU/L | 8.3 (8.1) | 10.5 (9.4) | 6.0 (5.9) |
 Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT), U/L | 31.8 (16.1) | 34.4 (18.4) | 29.0 (13.0) |
Blood cell compositions | Â | Â | Â |
 CD8 + T cells | 0.05 (0.04) | 0.05 (0.03) | 0.05 (0.04) |
 CD4 + T cells | 0.15 (0.06) | 0.15 (0.06) | 0.16 (0.07) |
 Natural killer cells | 0.09 (0.05) | 0.10 (0.05) | 0.08 (0.05) |
 B cells | 0.06 (0.03) | 0.08 (0.03) | 0.05 (0.02) |
 Monocytes | 0.09 (0.02) | 0.09 (0.02) | 0.10 (0.02) |
 Granulocytes | 0.57 (0.08) | 0.56 (0.08) | 0.58 (0.07) |