Table 4.
Liver histology according to the level of liver enzymes in all NAFLD cases n (%)
| Liver histology |
All NAFLD patients |
|
| Patients with normal aminotransferase levels (n = 9) | Patients with elevated aminotransferase levels (n = 25) | |
| Steatosis | ||
| Mild | 5 (55.5) | 12 (48.0) |
| Moderate | 3 (33.3) | 7 (28.0) |
| Severe | 1 (11.2) | 6 (24.0) |
| Necroinflammation | ||
| Absent | 2 (22.2) | 9 (36.0) |
| Mild | 4 (44.4) | 3 (12.0) |
| Moderate | 2 (22.2) | 10 (40.0) |
| Severe | 1 (11.2) | 3 (12.0) |
| Fibrosis | ||
| Absent | 7 (77.7) | 16 (64.0) |
| Perisinusoidal/pericellular | 2 (22.3) | 6 (24.0) |
| Periportal | 0 (0) | 2 (8.0) |
| Bridging | 0 (0) | 1 (4.0) |
Due to the small number of patients, statistical evaluation and P values were not available. Patients with elevated liver enzyme levels seemed to have more sever liver histology than those with normal liver enzyme levels, but this was not statistically significant.