Table 1.
Sample characteristics
| Characteristics | Value |
| Age mean and standard deviation | 37 ± 9.68 |
| Female sex, n (%) | 455 (79.0) |
| BMI, mean, and standard deviation | 42.8 ± 5.57 |
| BMI classification, n (%) | |
| Obesity Class I | 04 (0.7) |
| Obesity Class II | 121 (22.2) |
| Obesity Class III | 420 (77.1) |
| Comorbidities, n (%) | 446 (83.1) |
| DM | 95 (17.2) |
| DM complications | 11 (8.5) |
| SAH | 234 (41.7) |
| Sleep apnea | 75 (14) |
| Smoking | 41 (7.7) |
| Dyslipidemia | 210 (40.9) |
| Micronutrients, median (min-max) | |
| Vitamin D, pg/mL | 20 (4.2-52.2) |
| Vitamin B12, pg/mL | 407 (36-2000) |
| Zinc, mg/L | 6.6 (4-19.4) |
| Iron, mcg/dL | 79 (8-408) |
| Magnesium, mg/dL | 2.1 (1.3-2.9) |
| Steatosis, n (%) | 604 (100.0) |
| 0 | 42 (7.0) |
| 1 | 221 (36.6) |
| 2 | 182 (30.1) |
| 3 | 159 (26.3) |
| NASH, n (%) | 584 (100.0) |
| 0 | 171 (29.3) |
| 1 | 282 (48.3) |
| 2 | 125 (21.4) |
| 3 | 06 (1.0) |
| Fibrosis, n (%) | 602 (100.0) |
| 0 | 302 (50.2) |
| 1 | 224 (37.2) |
| 2 | 35 (5.8) |
| 3 | 38 (6.3) |
| 4 | 03 (0.5) |
n = 614, sample size. BMI: Body mass index; DM: Diabetes mellitus; NASH: Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis; SAH: Systemic arterial hypertension.