Table 3. Clinical and biochemical characteristics of the simple steatosis group and non‐alcoholic steatohepatitis group of diabetic subjects.
| SS | NASH | P‐value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n | 15 | 21 | |
| Sex (male/female) | 9/12 | 10/5 | 0.1583 |
| Age (years) | 50.9 ± 13.6 | 52.2 ± 12.6 | 0.7659 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 27.7 ± 4.6 | 29.7 ± 5.7 | 0.2597 |
| Liver/spleen ratio | 0.73 ± 0.20 | 0.67 ± 0.22 | 0.4069 |
| Aspartate aminotransferase (IU/L) | 37.9 ± 23.7 | 63.8 ± 21.4 | 0.0019 |
| Alanine aminotransferase (IU/L) | 58.0 ± 41.7 | 102.8 ± 45.3 | 0.0042 |
| γ‐Glutamyltranspeptidase (IU/L) | 77.4 ± 64.2 | 91.1 ± 50.5 | 0.4971 |
| Cholinesterase (IU/L) | 380.1 ± 97.7 | 385.0 ± 67.7 | 0.8700 |
| Albumin (g/dL) | 4.42 ± 0.45 | 4.49 ± 0.32 | 0.6127 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 13.9 ± 1.2 | 15.0 ± 2.3 | 0.0980 |
| Platelets (×104/μL) | 24.3 ± 6.2 | 25.8 ± 7.4 | 0.4996 |
| Iron (μg/dL) | 108.4 ± 48.9 | 116.6 ± 39.2 | 0.5976 |
| Ferritin (ng/mL) | 193.1 ± 158.8 | 438.7 ± 238.3 | 0.0007 |
| Triglyceride (mg/dL) | 165.2 ± 86.0 | 162.1 ± 98.0 | 0.9199 |
| HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 52.3 ± 18.2 | 51.9 ± 13.4 | 0.9497 |
| LDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 126.7 ± 40.6 | 117.3 ± 37.2 | 0.4811 |
| Hyaluronic acid (ng/mL) | 43.0 ± 42.8 | 49.3 ± 47.9 | 0.6797 |
| Type IV collagen 7S (ng/mL) | 4.39 ± 1.03 | 5.36 ± 1.25 | 0.0154 |
| Fasting blood glucose (mg/dL) | 153.8 ± 44.0 | 147.6 ± 44.5 | 0.6802 |
| Insulin (μU/mL) | 9.37 ± 3.31 | 14.7 ± 5.6 | 0.0036 |
| A1c (%) | 8.15 ± 1.99 | 7.67 ± 1.54 | 0.4355 |
Values are means ± SD.
HDL, high‐density lipoprotein; LDL, low‐density lipoprotein; NASH, non‐alcoholic steatohepatitis; SS, simple steatosis.