Table 3. Comparison of laboratory parameters according to the degree of hepatosteatosis.

Variables	NAFLD Grade-1 hepatosteatosis (n = 19)	NAFLD Grade-2 hepatosteatosis (n = 12)	NAFLD Grade-3 hepatosteatosis (n = 1)	p value
Age (yr)	11.50	14.00	15.00	0.507
AST (U/L)	13.95	18.25	32.05	0.375
ALT (U/L)	17.73	22.00	24.98	0.579
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	129.10	141.80	163.80	0.189
Triglyceride (mg/dL)	72.05	111.00	141.10	0.744
HOMA index	2.50	4.00	7.00	0.147
Glucose (mg/dL)	89.93	93.65	98.45	0.767
HBA1C (%)	5.21	5.39	5.57	0.036 *
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	33.85	40.75	47.83	0.933
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	62.52	79.59	92.88	0.154
Leptin (ng/mL)	12.47	15.96	18.54	0.503
Omentin-1 (pg/mL)	220.83	241.82	262.82	0.502
Vaspin (pg/mL)	1,095.50	1,204.38	1,312.51	0.798
Adiponectin (µg/mL)	11.42	12.84	14.82	0.868

NAFLD, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; HDL, high density lipoprotein; LDL, low density lipoprotein.

^*Kruskal Walls test, bold indicates statistically significant (p < 0.05).