Table 1.

Summary of the data of the NAFLD and healthy subjects

	Healthy (n = 60)	NAFLD (n = 150)	P value
Age (mean ± SE)	52.9 ± 2.4	54.6 ± 1.2	0.4609
Gender (M : F)	29 : 31	64 : 86	0.5387
AST (mean ± SE)	20.7 ± 0.6	49.0 ± 2.3	< 0.0001
ALT (mean ± SE)	18.3 ± 0.9	70.1 ± 3.6	< 0.0001
DM (Y : N)	0 : 60	35 : 105	< 0.0001
Histopathological Findings
Steatosis
1	NA	53
2	NA	57
3	NA	40
Inflammation
0	NA	28
1	NA	97
2	NA	22
3	NA	3
Ballooning
0	NA	50
1	NA	52
2	NA	48
Fibrosis
0	NA	49
1	NA	54
2	NA	24
3	NA	19
4	NA	4

DM: with (Y) or without (N) diabetes mellitus. NA: not applicable for biopsy.