Table 1.
Specifications of NAS characteristics; data indicated as n (%). Abbreviations: NAS: NAFLD activity score; NASH: non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.
| No NASH | Borderline NASH | Definite NASH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | n % | Count | n % | Count | n % | ||
| Steatosis | 0: <5% | 22 | 44.0 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1: 5–33% | 26 | 52.0 | 28 | 43.1 | 2 | 8.7 | |
| 2: 34–4: 66% | 2 | 4.0 | 29 | 44.6 | 8 | 34.8 | |
| 3: >66% | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 10.8 | 13 | 56.5 | |
| Ballooning | 0: none | 43 | 86.0 | 17 | 26.2 | 1 | 4.3 |
| 1: few ballooned | 7 | 14.0 | 44 | 67.7 | 16 | 69.6 | |
| 2: many ballooned | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 6.2 | 6 | 26.1 | |
| Inflammation | 0: none | 27 | 54.0 | 7 | 10.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1: <2 foci | 23 | 46.0 | 49 | 75.4 | 7 | 30.4 | |
| 2: 2–4 foci | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 13.8 | 12 | 52.2 | |
| 3: >4 foci | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 17.4 | |