Table 3.

Comparison of Tight Junction Protein Expression Using H Score in Duodenal Mucosa in Study Subjects.

Tight junction protein	Group 1 Control (n = 20)	Group 2 NAFLD (n = 34)	Group 3 ALD (n = 28)	P value	Pairwise comparison
					Group 1 vs. 2	Group 1 vs. 3	Group 2 vs. 3
Claudin-3 villus	6 (4–8)	2 (0–4)	3 (3–5)	0.15	0.098	0.16	0.32
Claudin-3 crypt	6 (4–8)	2 (0–3)	3 (2–4)	0.043	0.033	0.054	0.28
Zonulin-1 villus	11 (6–12)	5 (0–8)	8 (8–14)	0.043	0.051	0.94	0.026
Zonulin-1 crypt	3 (1–10)	2 (1–4)	5 (3–12)	0.4	0.48	0.51	0.2