Table 2. Baseline characteristic comparisons between cohorts.

Parameter	Overall Cohort (N = 126)	Estimation Cohort (N = 39)	Validation Cohort (N = 87)	P
Age; y	51 ± 12	52 ± 11	50 ± 13	ns
Male gender	83 (66%)	29/39 (74%)	54 (62%)	ns
BMI; Kg/m2	30.6 ± 4.8	29.2 ± 4.8	31.1 ± 5.1	ns
Steatosis grade; %				ns
1	75 (60%)	21 (54%)	54 (62%)	ns
2	31 (24%)	10 (26%)	21 (24%)	ns
3	20 (15%)	8 (21%)	12 (14%)	ns
NASH; %	65 (51%)	21 (54%)	44 (51%)	ns
Fibrosis stage; %				ns
F0	52 (41%)	13 (33%)	39 (44%)	ns
F1	24 (19%)	7 (18%)	17 (20%)	ns
F2	27 (21%)	9 (23%)	18 (21%)	ns
F3	16 (13%)	7 (18%)	9 (10%)	ns
F4	7 (6%)	3 (8%)	4 (5%)	ns