Table 1.

Clinical data on patients and controls from which biopsies were collected. p Values are shown on the difference between groups.

Liver biopsies	Patients n = 9	Controls n = 9	p Value
Gender (male/female)	7/2	5/4	0.62
Age at biopsy in years (mean, range)	56 (35–69)	66 (54–73)	0.11
Age at diagnosis (<50 years/>50 years)	2/7	–
Years with disease before biopsy (mean, range)	4 (2–10)	–
Fat biopsies	Patients n = 12	Controls n = 7	p Value
Gender (male/female)	8/4	5/2	1
Age at biopsy in years (mean, range)	60 (48–72)	44 (25–62)	0.07
Age at diagnosis (<50 years/>50 years)	3/9	–
Years with disease before biopsy (mean, range)	7 (1–14)	–