Table 2. Baseline characteristics of PL+ and PL- groups.

	PL +	PL -	P value
Number	32	43
Mean age ± SD (range)	50±15.3 (19–78)	51.2±14.6 (15–81)	0.3
Male\Female N	20\12	27\16	0.48
HTN N(%)	13 (40.6)	5 (11.6)	0.033
T2-DM N(%)	12 (37)	12 (27.9)	0.1
Hyperlipidemia N(%)	7 (21.8)	7 (16.3)	0.2
Cirrhosis N(%)	8 (25)	8 (18.6)	0.4
IHD N(%)	7 (21.8)	2 (4.6)	0.06
Mean ALT (U/L) ± SD (range)	51.3±45.4 (8–236)	52.6 ±46.3 (8–226)	0.45
Mean AST (U/L) ± SD (range)	45.7±29.2 (15–137)	50.9±50 (9–265)	0.33
Mean GGT (U/L) ± SD (range)	112.6±134.2 (16–618)	96.5±78 (20–348)	0.28
Mean ALK (U/L) ± SD (range)	91.1±38.5 (45–201)	108.3±96.5 (11–659)	0.17
Mean T. Bili (umol/L) ± SD (range)	20.3±25.7 (3–137)	15.7±16.3 (3–84)	0.17
Average NAS score (range)	3.62 (1–6)	2.74 (1–6)	0.003
Average steatosis score (range)	1.84 (1–3)	1.6 (0–3)	0.08
Average HB (range)	1.06 (0–2)	0.67 (0–2)	0.008
Average LI (range)	0.72 (0–2)	0.46 (0–1)	0.02
Average fibrosis (range)	2.25 (0–4)	1.53 (0–4)	0.008
Average PI (range)	1.12 (0–2)	0.81 (0–2)	0.008