Table 3.
Values of iron metabolism in NAFLD and AFLD
| Values of iron metabolism | NAFLD | AFLD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAS (n=22) | NASH (n=16) | Total (n=38) | AS (n=13) | ASH (n=32) | Total (n=45) | |
| ↑ Serum Iron (n, %) | 5 (23 %) | 15 (94%) | 20 (53 %) | 3 (23%) | 26 (81%) | 29 (64%) |
| ↑ Serum ferritin (n, %) | 2 (9 %) | 14 (87%) | 16 (42 %) | 1 (8%) | 21 (65%) | 22 (48.9%) |
| ↑ transferrin saturation (n, %) | 2 (9 %) | 5 (31%) | 7 (18%) | 1 (8%) | 15 (47%) | 16 (36%) |
| ↑ Serum Iron + ↑ Serum ferritin (n, %) |
2 (9 %) | 14 (87%) | 16 (42%) | 1 (8%) | 21 (66%) | 22 49%) |
| ↑ ↑ Serum Iron + ↑ transferrin saturation (n, %) |
1 (4%) | 5 (31%) | 6 (16%) | 1 (8%) | 5 (47%) | 16 (36% |
| ↑ Serum ferritin + ↑ transferrin saturation (n, %) |
0 (0%) | 4 (25%) | 4 (11%) | 0 (0%) | 14 (44%) | 14 (31%) |
| ↑ ↑ Serum Iron + ↑ Serum ferritin + ↑ transferrin saturation (n, %) |
0 (0%) | 4 (25%) | 4 (10%) | 0 (0%) | 14 (44%) | 14 (31%) |
| ↓ hepcidin (n, %) | 5 (23 %) | 13 (81%) | 18 (47%) | 3 (23%) | 24 (75%) | 27 (60%) |