Table 2. Histopathological features.
| Histopathological features | Overall (n=888) | Normal weight (BMI 18.5–24.9 kg/m2) (n=361) |
Overweight (BMI 25.0–29.9 kg/m2) (n=360) |
Obese (BMI ≥30 kg/m2) (n=167) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fibrosis grading | 0.014 | ||||
| 0 | 430 (48.4) | 192 (53.2) | 168 (46.7) | 70 (41.9) | |
| 1 | 310 (34.9) | 120 (33.2) | 127 (35.3) | 63 (37.7) | |
| 2 | 74 (8.4) | 31 (8.6) | 29 (8.1) | 14 (8.4) | |
| 3 | 15 (1.7) | 3 (0.8) | 7 (1.9) | 5 (3.0) | |
| 4 (cirrhosis) | 59 (6.6) | 15 (4.2) | 29 (8.1) | 15 (9.0) | |
| NAFLD activity score | <0.001 | ||||
| No steatosis | 427 (48.1) | 225 (62.3) | 161 (44.7) | 41 (24.6) | |
| Not-NASH | 110 (12.4) | 35 (9.7) | 52 (14.4) | 23 (13.8) | |
| Borderline NASH | 140 (15.8) | 43 (11.9) | 63 (17.5) | 34 (20.4) | |
| NASH | 211 (23.8) | 58 (16.1) | 84 (23.3) | 69 (41.3) |
Data are presented as n (%). BMI, body mass index; NAFLD, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; NASH, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.