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Table 3 Comparison of the two cohorts used in the manuscript. Fenland and the National Survey of Health and Development (NSHD) are UK prospective cohort studies. Fenland (http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/research/studies/fenland/) investigates the interaction between environmental and genetic factors in determining obesity, type 2 diabetes and related metabolic disorders. NSHD (http://www.nshd.mrc.ac.uk) is a British birth cohort study investigating the social and biological factors that affect lifelong health, ageing and the development of chronic disease risk

From: Hepatic steatosis risk is partly driven by increased de novo lipogenesis following carbohydrate consumption

 

Analysis of the sub-cohort of Fenland

NSHD

Individuals (n)

1507

1701

Hepatic steatosis assessed by ultrasound (n)

901

Not determined

Hepatic steatosis assessed by Fatty Liver Index (n)

1507

Not determined

Women (%)

55.8

52.1

Age (years)

45 ± 7

62 ± 2

Fasting blood triglyceride (mM)

1.22 ± 0.84

1.08 ± 0.10

BMI (kg/m2)

27.0 ± 4.8

27.6 ± 4.5