Table 3.

Comparison of miRNAs Levels in NAFLD Patients with Control and Comparison Between NAFLD Subgroups

	miRNA-122 (M ± SD)	miRNA-34a (M ± SD)	miRNA-99a (M ± SD)
NAFLD group (n=210)	4.15 ±2.94	2.96 ±1.62	0.82 ±0.27
Control group (n=90)	0.82 ±0.27	1.53±0.98	1.04 ±0.52
NAFLD versus controls	p<0.001	p<0.001	p<0.05
Simple steatosis (n=124)	3.41 ±1.98	2.89 ±1.75	0.95 ±0.14
NASH (n=86)	5.74 ±2.16	4.12 ±0.48	0.67 ±0.12
Simple steatosis versus NASH	p<0.005	p<0.001	p<0.001

Notes: P value is significant if <0.05 and p value is non-significant if >0.05.

Abbreviations: NAFLD, non alcoholic fatty liver disease; NASH, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.