Table 3. Factors associated with increased elasticity.
Data are shown as number, percent, and mean ± standard error of mean.
ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; BMI, body mass index; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase;GGT, gamma-glutamyltransferase; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; CHOL, cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; VLDL, very low density lipoprotein; HBV: hepatitis B virus; DNA: deoxyribonucleic acid
| Variable | F 2 and above N=88, 38.26% | F 1 and below N=142, 61.73% | P-value |
| AGE (years) | 8839.7 ±10.8 | 34.9 ±10.6 | 0.001 |
| BMI (Kg/m2) | 29.4 ±6.7 | 26.4 ±4.2 | 0.000 |
| WAIST (cm) | 96.2 ±16.2 | 92.8 ±9.6 | 0.004 |
| WEIGHT (Kg) | 84.9±18.4 | 78.2±13.9 | 0.1 |
| HB (g/dl) | 13.7±1.64 | 14.1±1.69 | 0.15 |
| TLC (x109/ l ) | 7.06±2.07 | 7.08±1.73 | 0.62 |
| PLATELETS (x109/liter). | 233.03±65.8 | 253.4±67.81 | 0.023 |
| ALT (U/L) | 54.7 ±31.2 | 50.2 ±29.7 | 0.114 |
| GGT(U/L) | 48.2 ±40.8 | 34.1 ±25.2 | 0.001 |
| AST (U/L) | 38.3 ±17.2 | 33.9 ±15.2 | 0.012 |
| ALP (U/L) | 94.8 ±42.1 | 83.4 ±37.4 | 0.025 |
| ALBUMIN (g/dl) | 4.0 ±.25 | 4.0 ±.24 | .249 |
| CR (mg/dl) | 0.75 ±.59 | 0.72 ±.19 | 0.066 |
| CHOL (mg/dl) | 173.3 ±31.8 | 173.9 ±37.1 | 0.945 |
| TG (mg/dl) | 156.2 ±55.4 | 159.3 ±97.4 | 0.103 |
| HDL (mg/dl) | 41.5 ±8.6 | 40.8 ±10.0 | 0.291 |
| LDL (mg/dl) | 101.5 ±31.9 | 98.5 ±30.7 | 0.584 |
| VLDL (mg/dl) | 19.6 ±11.6 | 21.5 ±15.3 | 0.895 |
| UA (mg/dl) | 5.0 ±1.4 | 4.7 ±1.2 | 0.296 |
| CAP (dB/m) | 284.6 ±62.4 | 256.7 ±51.1 | 0.000 |
| INSULIN (µIU/mL) | 14.3 ±6.6 | 10.4 ±6.2 | 0.000 |
| HOMA-IR | 3.3 ±1.7 | 2.3 ±1.3 | 0.000 |
| HBV DNA (IU/ml) | 7877356.65±33707688.8 | 3983826.67±28727953.8 | 0.753 |