Table 4. Comparison of patient characteristics with or without fatty change of the liver.
| Characteristics | Fatty liver (+) | Fatty liver (−) | P-value* |
| Number | 124 | 136 | |
| Age (years) | 52.7±11.6 | 58.2±10.6 | <0.01 |
| Gender (male/female) | 62/62 | 75/61 | 0.480 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 24.0±3.8 | 22.3±3.2 | <0.01 |
| HCV genotype (1/others) | 87/37 | 105/21 | 0.250 |
| HCV RNA levels (high/low) | 110/14 | 125/11 | 0.500 |
| ALT (IU/L) | 75.6±80.4 | 64.2±52.3 | 0.172 |
| γ-GTP (IU/L) | 53.6±53.7 | 45.3±51.7 | 0.205 |
| Platelet counts (×104/μL) | 19.4±20.1 | 18.8±22.3 | 0.820 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 176±30.5 | 174±29.9 | 0.650 |
| AFP (ng/mL) | 9.1±14.3 | 8.89±15.2 | 0.908 |
| APRI | 1.02±0.96 | 1.12±1.00 | 0.908 |
| Cirrhosis, yes/no | 9/115 | 28/108 | <0.01 |
± standard deviation. *P-value, between two groups with and without fatty liver by Student's t-test or chi-square test; HCV RNA levels, high: ≥5 logIU/mL; HCV RNA levels, low: <5 logIU/mL; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; γ-GTP, gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase; APRI, aspartate aminotransferase/platelet ratio index: AST (IU/L)/35/PLT (103/μL) ×100; fatty liver and hepatic cirrhosis were diagnosed by ultrasonography. Data are presented as mean