Table 1. Baseline Characteristics of Patients With NASH and Healthy Controls ^a,b.

	NASH Patients (n = 38)	Healthy Controls (n = 38)	P Value
Age, y	45.5 ± 10.2	46.5 ± 8.5	NS
Gender, Female/Male	14/24	14/24	NS
BMI, Kg/m²	29.3 ± 2.3	27.8 ± 2.1	0.007

^a Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; NASH, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis; NS, not significant.

^b Data are expressed as mean ± SD.