Table 1. Baseline characteristics of NAFLD cohort.

	All subjects (n = 83)
Mean age (years)	51.8 ± 11.7
Male gender	34 (41%)
Chinese ethnicity	64 (77%)
BMI (kg/m2)	28.4 ± 6.9
HbA1c (%)	6.9 ± 1.2
Albumin (g/L)	42.7 ± 29.0
Bilirubin (μmol/L)	19.6 ± 26.4
Alanine transaminase (U/L)	80.9 ± 56.7
Aspartate transaminase (U/L)	62.3 ± 44.3
Platelet count (x109/L)	220 ± 83
Prothrombin Time (s)	10.6 ± 1.3
Creatinine (mmol/L)	71.8 ± 24.7