TABLE 3.

Comparison of anthropometric indices between groups with different degrees of hepatic steatosis.

Variable	Normal	Grade 1	Grade 2	Grade 3
Number	61	14	17	7
Age	40.68 ± 10.92	45.5 ± 15.3	43.72 ± 10.51	38.71 ± 6.99
BMI	25.13 ± 4.6	37.14 ± 6.97***	38.58 ± 7.6***	39.12 ± 8.45***
WC (cm)	88.31 ± 10.8	110.29 ± 13.37***	118.28 ± 18.94***	115.29 ± 21.3***
HC (cm)	99.02 ± 9.92	123.29 ± 17.5***	130.44 ± 23.14***	127.57 ± 20.67***
WHR	0.89 ± 0.05	0.89 ± 0.04	0.9 ± 0.04	0.89 ± 0.02
SBP (mmHg)	119.25 ± 2.18	122.86 ± 8.25	123.33 ± 5.94*	122.83 ± 4.88
DBP (mmHg)	79.05 ± 3	82.86 ± 8.25	83.33 ± 8.4*	82.86 ± 4.88
FBS (mg/dl)	91.6 ± 16.4	99.4 ± 18.2	104.05 ± 21.8	116.4 ± 49.4*
TG (mg/dl)	154.3 ± 97.4	149.8 ± 121.3	147.3 ± 71.3	119 ± 41.3
TC (mg/dl)	173.8 ± 32.03	158.7 ± 26.9	189.7 ± 32.3	204.24 ± 29.4
LDL‐C (mg/dl)	99.6 ± 19	89.2 ± 18.7	107.1 ± 18.6	116.8 ± 14.7
HDL‐C (mg/dl)	39.7 ± 7.5	36.5 ± 7.3	44.8 ± 10.5	51.2 ± 10.02*
Insulin (mIU/L)	8.6 ± 6	10.44 ± 6.31	12.8 ± 10.2	15.26 ± 9.13
HOMA‐IR	2.01 ± 1.52	2.72 ± 2.14	3.66 ± 4.13	4.58 ± 3.32*
AST (IU/L)	25.72 ± 8.9	22.71 ± 5.59	27.88 ± 11	69.71 ± 33.46***
ALT (IU/L)	29 ± 17.14	24 ± 10.92	33.22 ± 17.94	79.14 ± 32.95***
ALP (IU/L)	189.33 ± 33.8	212.85 ± 53.36	212.38 ± 40.58	231.52 ± 24.42*
T bilirubin (mg/dl)	0.71 ± 0.34	0.67 ± 0.31	0.73 ± 0.59	0.88 ± 0.65
D bilirubin (mg/dl)	0.23 ± 0.08	0.23 ± 0.04	0.23 ± 0.08	0.35 ± 0.26*

Note: Values are expressed as mean ± SD.

Abbreviations: ALP, alkaline phosphatase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; BMI, body mass index; D bilirubin, direct bilirubin; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; FBS, fasting blood glucose; HC, hip circumference; HDL‐C, high density lipoprotein cholesterol; HOMA‐IR, homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance; LDL‐C, low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol; SBP, systolic blood pressure; T bilirubin, total bilirubin; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; WC, waist circumference; WHR, waist‐to‐hip ratio.

***p < 0.001, **p < 0.01, *p < 0.1.