Table 2 Activity monitoring in females with histologically confirmed NAFLD compared with the normal female population and females with PBC
NAFLDControlsp Value (NAFLD vs controls)PBCp Value (NAFLD vs PBC)
n181836
Age59 (3)62 (3)NS61(2)NS
BMI30 (1)32 (1)NS31 (1)NS
FIS64 (9)10 (3) 0.001 62 (6)NS
Diabetes (%)9 (50%)2 (11%) 0.03 0 (0%) <0.001
Mean steps7501 (1570)9993 (1039)NS7565 (2905)NS

  • Statistically significant differences between groups are shown in bold.

  • BMI, body mass index; FIS, Fatigue Impact Scale; NAFLD, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; PBC, primary biliary cirrhosis.