Fig 3. The existence of NAFLD appears to be associated with higher serum CK levels in both genders (left panel), with males showing larger CK levels than females with or without NAFLD (right panel).

Data were expressed as either mean or median stratified by genders or presence of NAFLD. * denotes p <0.05 in comparisons between subjects with or without NAFLD, or comparisons between genders by T-test.