Table 3. The mean difference in laboratory parameters among patients with NAFLD.
ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; ALP: alkaline phosphatase; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TSH: thyroid stimulating hormone; PT: prothrombin time; INR: international normalized ratio; NAFLD: nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
| Parameters | Fatty liver based on imaging results | p-value | |
| No | Yes | ||
| ALT | 21.77 ± 20.41 | 33.32 ± 28.52 | 0.001 |
| AST | 20.99 ± 11.33 | 26.7 ± 20.06 | 0.001 |
| Ferritin | 98.69 ± 114.3 | 136.7 ± 173.34 | 0.081 |
| ALP | 75.15 ± 30.29 | 84.15 ± 45.4 | 0.010 |
| Triglycerides | 1.37 ± 0.8 | 1.64 ± 0.83 | 0.003 |
| Cholesterol | 4.53 ± 1.04 | 4.59 ± 0.93 | 0.588 |
| HDL-C | 1.33 ± 0.4 | 1.27 ± 0.43 | 0.166 |
| LDL-C | 2.97 ± 0.96 | 3.04 ± 0.86 | 0.508 |
| Bilirubin | 8.68 ± 7.74 | 8.62 ± 6.82 | 0.929 |
| Creatinine | 70.85 ± 24.86 | 71.94 ± 26.45 | 0.642 |
| Uric acid | 300.6 ± 96.47 | 322.16 ± 80.5 | 0.408 |
| TSH | 2.29 ± 2.15 | 2.47 ± 1.73 | 0.414 |
| PT | 14.25 ± 2.52 | 14.16 ± 2.48 | 0.820 |
| INR | 1.08 ± 0.21 | 1.05 ± 0.29 | 0.460 |