Table 3.
Relationship between severity of liver steatosis and metabolic parameters
| Parameters | Grade I | Grade II | Grade III | P value | r | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||
| Age | 51 | 11.7 | 49 | 9.7 | 44 | 11.4 | 0.651 | 0.11 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 28.4 | 5.1 | 29.6 | 7.3 | 32.7 | 8.4 | 0.001 | 0.52 |
| TG (mg/dl) | 151.7 | 61.3 | 167.4 | 46.8 | 183.7 | 52.9 | 0.026 | 0.47 |
| TC (mg/dl) | 211.9 | 71.8 | 204.7 | 51.8 | 208.7 | 61.5 | 0.27 | 0.14 |
| LDL-C (mg/dl) | 149.4 | 54.2 | 139.7 | 33.9 | 141.1 | 55.9 | 0.341 | 0.22 |
| HDL-C (mg/dl) | 58.7 | 24.4 | 51.1 | 16.6 | 42.7 | 18.9 | 0.011 | 0.38 |
| FBS (mg/dl) | 103.4 | 44.1 | 109.7 | 42.9 | 116.8 | 38.7 | 0.041 | 0.28 |
| ALT (U/l) | 32.9 | 16.8 | 38.8 | 15.2 | 54.9 | 19.9 | < 0.001 | 0.61 |
| AST (U/l) | 23.6 | 8.1 | 27.5 | 6.4 | 34.1 | 11.7 | < 0.001 | 0.52 |
| ALP (U/l) | 177.9 | 54.2 | 181.3 | 60.1 | 169.6 | 71.7 | 0.234 | 0.31 |
Italic values indicate significance of P value (P < 0.05)
BMI body mass index, TG triglyceride, TC total cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, FBS fasting blood sugar, ALT alanine aminotransferase, AST aspartate aminotransferase, ALP alkaline phosphatase
P-values are based on Pearson’s correlation coefficient test