Table 1: Clinical parameters

Characteristic		Fatty liver (n = 5)		Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (n = 10)		Statistical significance
Age, years		38 ± 17		62±9		< 0.05*
Gender (males/females)		4/1		3/7
Body mass index (kg/m2)		25.9 ± 3.5		26.5 ± 3.0		NS
Albumin (g/dL)		4.8 ± 0.4		4.5 ± 0.6		NS
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)		1.1 ± 0.9		0.8 ± 0.2		NS
Aspartate transaminase (U/l)		59.4 ± 25.4		63.6 ± 39.5		NS
Alanine transaminase (U/l)		146 ± 87		125 ± 74		NS
Alkaline phosphatase (U/l)		298 ± 51		306 ± 172		NS
γ-Glutamyltranspeptidase (U/l)		97 ± 65		120 ± 75		NS
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)		228 ± 50		225 ± 47		NS
Triglycerides (mg/dL)		132 ± 24		184 ± 112		NS
Glucose (mg/dL)		103 ± 5.6		142 ± 43		NS
HbA1c (%)		5.6 ± 1.6		6.8 ± 1.2		< 0.05*
Insulin (μU/mL)		17 ± 4		18 ± 15		NS
HOMA-R		4.2 ± 0.9		6.1 ± 6.0		NS
Ferritin (ng/mL)		225 ± 77		243 ± 124		NS
Hyaluronic acid (ng/mL)		12 ± 2		81 ± 60		< 0.05*

All data expressed as the mean ± SD. p value calculated using Student t-test. NS: Not significant; HbA1c: Glycosylated hemoglobin; HOMA-R: Homeostasis model assessment insulin resistance.

*Statistical difference between the fatty liver and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.