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Table 5.

Scores of hepatic steatosis, inflammation, and fibrosis staging

Group	Week	n	Steatosis score	Inflammation score	Fibrosis stage (n)
Group	Week	n	Steatosis score	Inflammation score	0	1	2	3	4
PFD		41	0	0	29	0	0	0	0
HFD	4	12	1.67 ± 0.79*	0	12	0	0	0	0
	8	12	2.33 ± 0.65*	0.3 ± 0.24	12	0	0	0	0
	12	12	2.75 ± 0.45*	1.70 ± 0.77*^{, a}	12	0	0	0	0
	16	12	2.91 ± 0.29*	2.57 ± 0.71*^{, b}	8	4	0	0	0
	24	9	2.67 ± 0.50*	1.82 ± 0.60*^{, c}	0	3	3	2	1
	36	10	2.71 ± 0.61*	1.93 ± 0.73*^{, c}	0	2	4	2	2
	48	10	2.65 ± 0.58*	1.91 ± 0.69*^{, c}	0	1	4	3	2

In PFD groups at weeks 4, 8, 12, and 16, n = 6; at week 24, n = 5

In HFD groups at weeks 4, 8, 12, and 16, n = 12; at week 24, n = 9

HFD high-fat diet, PFD pair-fed diet

* P < 0.05 vs. PFD group

^aP < 0.05 vs. weeks 4 and 8 HFD group

^bP < 0.05 vs. week 12 HFD group

^cP < 0.05 vs. week 16 HFD group