Table 1.
Demographic, clinical, and histological characteristics of study subjects in primary analysis.
| NAFL-HIS | NAFL-CAU | p-Value * | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plasma, n (F/M) | 10 (7/3) | 8 (4/4) | - |
| Age (years) | 47 ± 15 | 50 ± 18 | 0.6 |
| DM, yes (%) | 4 (40) | 4 (50) | 1 |
| FBG mmol/L | 101 ± 14 | 94 ± 13 | 0.3 |
| Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 172 ± 28 | 166 ± 34 | 0.7 |
| TG (mg/dL) | 135 ± 79 | 129 ± 70 | 0.8 |
| HDL (mg/dL) | 44 ± 6 | 43 ± 8 | 0.7 |
| LDL (mg/dL) | 107 ± 24 | 99 ± 35 | 0.4 |
| HbA1c (%) | 6 ± 1 | 6 ± 1 | 0.7 |
| AST (U/L) | 31 ± 13 | 26 ± 9 | 0.6 |
| ALT (U/L) | 40 ± 27 | 31 ± 11 | 0.9 |
| Platelet | 280 ± 84 | 302 ± 110 | 0.8 |
| NAS | 3 ± 3 | 3 ± 1 | 0.7 |
| Steatosis (%) | |||
| <5% | 4 (40) | 1 (12.5) | 0.9 |
| 5 to ≤33% | 3 (30) | 5 (62.5) | |
| 34 to ≤66 % | 2 (20) | 2 (25) | |
| >66% | 1 (10.0) | 0 (0) | |
| Inflammation (%) | |||
| None | 3 (30) | 1 (12) | 0.6 |
| Mild | 1 (10) | 4 (50) | |
| Moderate | 4 (40) | 3 (38) | |
| Severe | 2 (20) | 0 (0) | |
| Ballooning (%) | |||
| None | 4 (40) | 5 (62) | 0.3 |
| Few | 5 (50) | 3 (38) | |
| Many | 1 (10) | 0 (0) | |
| Fibrosis (%) | |||
| None | 7 (70) | 7 (88) | 0.3 |
| 1A | 0 (0) | 1 (12) | |
| 2 | 1 (10) | 0 (0) | |
| 4 | 2 (20) | 0 (0) | |
General characteristics of NAFL group in both ethnicities shown as percent (for categorical data) and mean ± SEM (for nominal data). Comparisons were performed by t-test (nominal) or chi-square test (categorical). (*) NAFL-HIS vs. NAFL-CAU.