Table 3.
NAFLD (−) | NAFLD (+) | P* | |
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Males | |||
Serum iron (μg/dL) | 98.76 ± 0.63 | 91.94 ± 0.46 | < 0.001 |
Ferritin (μg/L) | 156.89 ± 4.50 | 213.88 ± 5.61 | < 0.001 |
TFR (mg/L) | 2.93 ± 0.08 | 3.10 ± 0.05 | 0.06 |
Females | |||
Serum iron (μg/dL) | 85.18 ± 0.49 | 72.28 ± 0.48 | < 0.001 |
Ferritin (μg/L) | 58.36 ± 0.95 | 83.29 ± 1.91 | < 0.001 |
TFR (mg/L) | 3.39 ± 0.04 | 3.80 ± 0.04 | < 0.001 |
NAFLD (−), participants without NAFLD; NAFLD (+), participants with NAFLD;
NAFLD non-alcohol fatty liver disease, TFR transferrin receptor
*Unadjusted P values.