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. 2021 Mar 15;11:5886. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-85421-0

Table 2.

Histologic features of the NAFLD patients.

Factor Total (N = 114) No fibrosis (F0) (N = 63) Fibrosis (F1–3) (N = 51) p-value
Steatosis 0.000
 < 5% 57 (50.0) 45 (71.4) 12 (23.5)
5–33% 42 (36.8) 18 (28.6) 24 (47.1)
34–65% 12 (10.5) 0 (0.0) 12 (23.5)
 ≥ 66% 3 (2.6) 0 (0.0) 3 (5.9)
Portal inflammation (under 20 ×) 0.000
None 51 (44.7) 45 (71.4) 6 (11.8)
 < 2 45 (39.5) 18 (28.6) 27 (52.9)
2–4 9 (7.9) 0 (0.0) 9 (17.6)
 > 4 9 (7.9) 0 (0.0) 9 (17.6)
Ballooning 0.000
None 27 (23.7) 18 (28.6) 9 (17.6)
Few 75 (65.8) 45 (71.4) 30 (58.8)
Many 12 (10.5) 0 (0.0) 12 (23.5)
NAS§ 3.29 ± 2.03 2.29 ± 1.17 4.53 ± 2.19 0.000

Values presented as mean ± standard deviation or N (column %).

NAFLD non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, NAS§ NAFLD activity score.

Fibrosis was scored as F0, no fibrosis; F1, portal fibrosis without septae; F2, portal fibrosis with septae; F3, numerous septae without cirrhosis; and F4, cirrhosis.

NAFLD patients and non-NAFLD patients.

p-values: Pearson’s chi-squared test, Student's t‐test.