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Table 2 Clinical and biochemical characteristics of NAFLD Compared with NASH Subjects.

From: Elevated endotoxin levels in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

 

NAFLD

NASH

P-value

NAFLD Vs NASH

Age (yrs)

47.2 ± 11.1

50.4 ± 13.3

NS

BMI (kg/m 2 )

32.6 ± 5.7

35.0 ± 6.0

p < 0.05

Endotoxin (EU/mL) #

12.3(7.3, 15.6)

10.9(7.8, 13.9)

NS

Fibrosis score: 0

12.3(6.6, 17.2)

8.6(5.5, 11.7)

 

1

13.3(11.1, 15.6)

11.7(8.0, 17.2)

 

2

7.1(7.1, 7.1)

11.7(8.2, 15.0)

 

3

NA

12.6(9.4, 14.5)

 

4

NA

8.2(5.2, 11.2)

 

Insulin (μU/mL) #

18.3(8.1, 22.3)

30.4(14.6, 36.3)

p < 0.001

Fibrosis score: 0

16.7(8.1, 21.1)

29.1(9.8, 26.2)

 

1

37.2(8.7, 76.3)

26.8(14.2, 33.4)

 

2

NA

27.4(16.3, 36.9)

 

3

NA

38.6(18.4, 67.2)

 

4

NA

37.0(17.6, 54.8)

 

Glucose (mmol/L) #

5.5(4.8, 6.1)

6.6(4.8, 7.0)

p = 0.01

Fibrosis score: 0

5.4(4.8, 5.9)

6.9(4.5, 6.2)

 

1

6.6(4.8, 8.3)

5.5(4.7, 5.8)

 

2

6.7(6.7, 6.7)

5.7(4.5, 6.4)

 

3

NA

8.0(5.5, 9.2)

 

4

NA

8.2(5.0, 10.8)

 

HOMA-IR #

4.8(1.7, 5.6)

8.6(3.3, 13.3)

p < 0.001

Fibrosis score: 0

4.1(1.7, 5.4)

7.4(1.9, 7.3)

 

1

12.4(1.8, 27.0)

7.0(3.0, 8.6)

 

2

NA

6.9(3.3, 9.1)

 

3

NA

12.8(4.4, 22.5)

 

4

NA

12.7(7.0, 21.9)

 

TNF-α (pg/mL) #

8.3(4.2, 7.3)

14.7(5.0, 8.9)

p < 0.05

Fibrosis score: 0

8.6(4.2, 7.4)

7.4(4.7, 8.0)

 

1

6.0(4.0, 8.9)

16.6(5.1, 6.9)

 

2

6.3(6.3, 6.3)

8.5(4.9, 10.6)

 

3

NA

43.7(4.4, 21.6)

 

4

NA

6.7(4.7, 9.0)

 

sCD14 (ng/mL) #

1575.0(1242.6, 1840.8)

1805.2(1374.8, 2169.6)

p = 0.01

Fibrosis score: 0

1533.3(1224.6, 1809.2)

1716.0(1331.1, 2018.2)

 

1

1851.2(1319.3, 2408.3

1642.2(1302.1, 1857.5)

 

2

1747.1(1747.1, 1747.1)

1829.3(1558.2, 2253.3)

 

3

NA

1870.0(1680.2, 2080.5)

 

4

NA

2000.3(1361.0, 2460.1)

 

sTNFRII (pg/mL) #

2097.3(1642.42453.7)

2676.9(2075.6, 3034.2)

p < 0.001

Fibrosis score: 0

2062.9(1621.2, 2445.0)

2491.0(2076.8, 2377.6)

 

1

2292.8(1729.0, 3067.5)

2330.2(1991.2, 2752.2)

 

2

2494.9(2494.9, 2494.9)

2597.2(1833.7, 3341.7)

 

3

NA

2688.9(1962.0, 3047.1)

 

4

NA

3538.0(2558.3, 4229.2)

 
  1. Data are presented as mean (± SD) unless log transformed (#) in which case they are presented as mean (interquartile range). NA refers to no data available as there were no subjects in this group.