Table 2.
Demographic, clinical, and histological characteristics of NASH subjects in secondary analysis.
| NASH-HIS | NASH-CAU | p-Value * | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plasma, n (F/M) | 12 (9/3) | 17 (11/6) | - |
| Age (years) | 49 ± 8 | 50 ± 13 | 0.8 |
| BMI (Kg/m2) | 41 ± 8 | 37 ± 7 | 0.6 |
| NAS | 5 ± 2 | 5 ± 1 | 0.9 |
| Steatosis (%) | |||
| <5% | 2 (17) | 0 (0) | 0.4 |
| 5 to ≤33% | 4 (33) | 7 (41) | |
| 34 to ≤66 % | 3 (25) | 4 (24) | |
| >66% | 3 (25) | 6 (35) | |
| Inflammation (%) | |||
| None | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.1 |
| Mild | 2 (17) | 3 (18) | |
| Moderate | 6 (50) | 13 (76) | |
| Severe | 4 (33) | 1 (6) | |
| Ballooning (%) | |||
| None | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.6 |
| Few | 8 (67) | 13 (76) | |
| Many | 4 (33) | 4 (24) | |
| Fibrosis (%) | |||
| None | 5 (41) | 4 (23) | 0.8 |
| 1a, b, c | 2 (17) | 6 (35) | |
| 2 | 2 (17) | 3 (18) | |
| 3 | 2 (17) | 2 (12) | |
| 4 | 1 (8) | 2 (12) | |
General characteristics of subjects included in the secondary analysis shown as percent (for categorical data) and mean ± SEM (for nominal data). Comparisons were performed by t-test (nominal) or chi-square test (categorical). (*) NASH-HIS vs. NASH-CAU.