Table 3.

Fecal Calprotectin Levels According to Study Groups

Variables	Category	Control (n = 10)	Obese (n = 11)	Obese + NAFLD (n = 20)	P-values	Difference
Fecal Calprotectin(µg/gr feces)	Median	38.95	61.77	136.23	0.018 a	f c =1<3
	IQR(P25-P75)	27.59–50.52	29.70-285.92	43.36-332.04
	Min.-Max.	11.80-54.53	24.15-549.15	22.57-623.04
Fecal Calprotectin(µg/gr feces)	≤ 50	8 (19.5%)	5 (12.2%)	5 (12.2%)	0.019 b	f b =1<3
	> 50	2 (4.8%)	6 (14.6%)	15 (36.6%)

a: Kruskal Wallis Test; b: Fisher’s Exact Test; c: Mann-Whitney U Test

IQR: Interquartile Range, gr: gram, µg: microgram

All percentages were calculated based on the all patient population (N = 41)

All p-values less than 0.05 was bold