Table 2.
Tertile distributions of serum TGFb3 levels in 2009 grouped by the presence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in 2013
TGFb3 Tertile | Non-NAFLD (n=988) | NAFLD (n=334) |
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T1 (0-250 pg/ml) | 634 (64.2%) | 21 (6.3%) |
T2 (250-500 pg/ml) | 341 (34.5%) | 127 (38.0%) |
T3 (500-900 pg/ml) | 13 (1.3%) | 186 (55.7%) |
Values are expressed as number (ratio to total). NAFLD, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; TGFb3, transforming growth factor beta 3.