Table 1. Comparison between studied groups at time of admission.

Parameters	Patients group	Control group	P value
Age	33.8±5.3	33.4±5.1	0.83
BMI	20.4±1.9	20.2±2.2	0.62
SI	15.16±6.10	12.7±3.5	0.13
TNFα	15.1±5.1	6.10±1.33	0.001*
SL	24.3±4.9	7.9±1.9	0.001*
ALT (IU/L)	145.3±36.3	52.60±6.61	0.001*
AST (IU/L)	101.6±4.3	34.2±5.4	0.001*
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	9.80±1.61	14.25±1.80	0.01*
Platelet	90.81±18.50	183.0±20.4	0.01*
SC (µmol/L)	84.3±10.4	84.50±11.78	0.81

Data are expressed as mean±SD. *P<0.05 is considered significant. BMI: body mass index; SI: serum insulin; TNFα: tumor necrosis factor alpha; IL1: interleukin 1; SL: serum leptin; ALT: alanine transaminase; AST: aspartate transaminase; SC: serum creatinine.