Table 1.
Clinical and biochemical data of the study population (mean ± SD)
| Variable | Cases n = 50 | Controls n = 54 | P value |
| Age (yr) | 41.44 ± 13.04 | 32.28 ± 8.35 | 0.000 |
| Sex (n) | M:32 | M:29 | 0.287 |
| F:18 | F:25 | ||
| Weight (kg) | 79.14 ± 12.3 | 64.61 ± 10.96 | 0.000 |
| Height (cm) | 167.64 ± 9.48 | 166.34 ± 24.79 | 0.730 |
| BMI (kg/m²) | 0.000 | ||
| < 25 | 23.79 ± 0.8 | 22.7 ± 1.8 | |
| 25-29.9 | 27.8 ± 1.3 | 25.2 ± 0.3 | |
| ≥ 30 | 33.2 ± 3.6 | - | |
| Abdomen (cm) | 92.80 ± 13.49 | 78.55 ± 13.11 | 0.001 |
| Hip (cm) | 100.05 ± 10.06 | 87.18 ± 13.01 | 0.001 |
| ALT (U/mL) | 79.66 ± 35.93 | 20.07 ± 8.00 | 0.000 |
| AST (U/mL) | 47.62 ± 18.78 | 19.93 ± 5.19 | 0.000 |
| AST/ALT ratio | 0.64 ± 0.19 | 1.09 ± 0.35 | 0.000 |
| ALP (mg/dL) | 209.10 ± 75.21 | - | - |
| Albumin (mg/dL) | 4.45 ± 0.47 | - | - |
| FBS (mg/dL) | 102.74 ± 22.57 | - | - |
| TG (mg/dL) | 210.14 ± 104.81 | - | - |
| Cholesterol (g/dL) | 201.76 ± 37.01 | - | - |
| HDL (mg/dL) | 46.22 ± 10.49 | - | - |
| LDL (mg/dL) | 119.50 ± 39.42 | - | - |
| IgA (mg/dL) | 324.20 ± 111.63 | 318.111 ± 82.49 | 0.751 |
ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; ALP: Alkaline phosphatase; HDL: High-density lipoprotein; HDL: High-density lipoprotein; IgA: Immunoglobulin A.