Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of patients with NASH who underwent paired liver biopsy.

Factors	Values
Age, y	49 (32–57)∗
Men/Women	6 / 5
Observation period, mo	38.8 (15.6–53.0)∗
BMI at initial visit, kg/m2	46.2 (36.0–51.3)∗
Body weight at initial visit, kg	119.8 (81.5–139.7)∗
Comorbid diseases (with overlapping)
Hypertension	8 [72.7%]
Type 2 diabetes mellitus	7 [63.6%]
Dyslipidemia	6 [54.5%]
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome	4 [36.4%]

BMI = body mass index, NASH = non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.

^∗Values are shown as median (minimum–maximum) and number [percentage].