Clinical characteristics of study population
| CTRL n=56 | BAD n=50 | NAFLD=37 | P value | |
| Sex | ||||
| Female % | 58 | 64 | 65 | 0.76 |
| Male % | 42 | 36 | 35 | |
| Age | 50.2±14.5 | 50.2±12.9 | 50.5±11.5 | 0.99 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 29.0±7.0 | 29.9±5.0 | 42.7±8.7 | <0.0001*† |
| Alanine transaminase (U/L) | 28.0±13.2 | 33.2±16.0 | 27.2±10.7 | 0.11 |
| Alkaline phosphatase (U/L) | 72.7±30.8 | 78.3±17.9 | 69.8±18.5 | 0.32 |
| Bilirubin (mg/dL) | 0.66±0.30 | 0.57±0.19 | 0.51±0.24 | 0.10 |
The values are expressed by mean±SD. P values arise from one-way analysis of variance or Fisher’s exact test.
*NAFLD versus BAD.
†NAFLD versus CTRL.