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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 21.
Published in final edited form as: P R Health Sci J. 2015 Dec;34(4):189–194.

Table 2. Histologic Spectrum of Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis in 60 Puerto Rican veterans according to NASH by Brunt.

Total (N = 60) NASH Assessed by Brunt P-value
+Dx (n=30) -Dx (n=30)
Steatosis Grade
 < 5% 6 (10.0) 1 (3.3) 5 (16.7) 0.149
 5-33% 14 (23.3) 5 (16.7) 9 (30.0)
 34-66% 19 (31.7) 12 (40.0) 7 (23.3)
 67-100% 21 (35.0) 12 (40.0) 9 (30.0)
Lobular Inflammation
 No Foci 17 (28.3) 3 (10.0) 14 (46.7) 0.005
 < 2 Foci 35 (58.3) 21 (70.0) 14 (46.7)
 2 - 4 Foci 8 (13.3) 6 (20.0) 2 (6.7)
Ballooning
None 20 (33.3) 6 (20.0) 14 (46.7) 0.061
Few Ballooned Cells 36 (60.0) 21 (70.0) 15 (50.0)
Many Ballooned Cells 4 (6.7) 3 (10.0) 1 (3.3)
Fibrosis
 Absent 32 (53.3) 2 (6.7) 30 (100.0) <0.001
Perisinusoidal/Pericellular Fibrosis 12 (20.0) 12 (40.0) 0 (0)
Periportal Fibrosis 6 (10.0) 6 (20.0) 0 (0)
Bridging Fibrosis 8 (13.3) 8 (26.7) 0 (0)
 Cirrhosis 2 (3.3) 2 (6.7) 0 (0)

Data are shown as frequency percent distribution. P values derived from Fisher's exact test.