Table 3.
Mean of the anthropometric variables according to the staging of NAFLD.
| Variables | The staging of NAFLD by liver biopsy | Comparison of staging of NAFLD | P value | ||
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| Steatosis (n = 31) | Steatohepatitis without fibrosis (n = 17) | Steatohepatitis with fibrosis (n = 2) | |||
| Weight (Kg) | 120.4 ± 20.3 | 119.9 ± 19.7 | 148.5 ± 47.4 | Steatosis × steatohepatitis without fibrosis | 0.770 |
| Steatosis × steatohepatitis with fibrosis | 0.209 | ||||
| Steatohepatitis without fibrosis × steatohepatitis with fibrosis | 0.225 | ||||
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| WC (cm) | 119.5 ± 11.1 | 123.8 ± 11.9 | 144.0 ± 18.3 | Steatosis × steatohepatitis without fibrosis | 0.719 |
| Steatosis × steatohepatitis with fibrosis | 0.087 | ||||
| Steatohepatitis without fibrosis × steatohepatitis with fibrosis | 0.383 | ||||
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| BMI (Kg/m2) | 43.6 ± 3.4 | 40.5 ± 0.7 | 45.6 ± 2.2 | Steatosis × steatohepatitis without fibrosis | 0.189 |
| Steatosis × steatohepatitis with fibrosis | 0.447 | ||||
| Steatohepatitis without fibrosis × steatohepatitis with fibrosis | 0.184 | ||||
Mean and standard deviation; BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference.