Table 5.

Histological characteristics of liver biopsies

Characteristics	Steatosis, n = 7	NASH, n = 8	P-Value
Steatosis			0.005
0	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
1 (<33% liver fat)	7 (100)	2 (25.0)
2 (33%–66% liver fat)	0 (0.0)	4 (50.0)
3 (>66% liver fat)	0 (0.0)	2 (25.0)
Inflammation			0.003
0 (%)	5 (71.4)	0 (0.0)
1 (%)	2 (28.6)	4 (50.0)
2 (%)	0 (0.0)	4 (50.0)
Ballooning			0.055
0 (%)	6 (85.7)	3 (37.5)
1 (%)	1 (14.3)	3 (37.5)
2 (%)	0 (0.0)	2 (25.0)
Fibrosis			<0.001
0 (%)	0 (0.0)	1 (12.5)
1, zona 3 perivenular, perisinusoidal or pericellular fibrosis, (%)	0 (0.0)	4 (50.0)
2, as grade 1 plus periportal fibrosis (%)	0 (0.0)	1 (12.5)
3, bridging fibrosis (%)	0 (0.0)	2 (25.0)

NASH, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.