Table 1. the basic characteristic of participants according to fibrosis.

Variables	Total (N = 97)	Group 1 (N = 42)	Group 2 (N = 28)	Group 3 (N = 27)	p value
Age (yrs)	42.2 ± 11.3	37.1 ± 10.4	44.6 ± 11.2	47.5 ± 9.7	0.05
Sex (M/F)(N)	38/59	19/23	5/23	14/13	0.02
WC	18.0 ±3.9	17.2 ± 4.4	18.9 ±4.6	18.2 ± 1.7	0. 1
CHOL Total (mg/dl)	189.6 ± 52.1	169.0 ± 45.3	210.4 ± 64.1	205.4 ± 36	< 0.01
LDL (mg/dl)	120.2 ± 35.5	114.7 ± 31.2	130.0 ± 42.2	120.0 ± 25.1	0.23
HDL (mg/dl)	43.7 ± 8.9	44.2± 9.2	44.7 ± 9.4	41.9 ± 7.6	0.55
TG (mg/dl)	161.8 ± 89.7	124.1 ± 59.9	189.3 ± 97.1	198.4 ± 103.3	< 0.01
AST (U/L)	40.7 ± 31.1	21.4 ±7.3	53.6 ± 37.7	57.4 ± 30.6	< 0.01
ALT (U/L)	48.8 ± 41.2	21.0 ± 10.7	66.1 ± 46.2	74.0 ± 40	< 0.01
ALK.P (U/L)	193.2 ± 61.8	159.9 ± 53.8	215.5 ± 64.1	221 ± 45.5	< 0.01
FBS (mg/dL)	107.9 ± 34.8	92.7 ± 10.7	110.8 ± 23.9	137.6 ± 57.6	< 0.01

Groups:1 = Normal participants, 2 = mild to moderate fibrosis, 3 = sever fibrosis