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Table 1 Anthropometric and biochemical characteristics of 53 patients with NASH

From: Clinical and histological features of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in Iranian patients

 

Male

Female

Total

Number

32

21

53

Age (y)

36.0 ± 10.6

40.5 ± 11.9

37.8 ± 11.3

Weight (kg)

93.6 ± 16.5*

69.3 ± 12.0

83.8 ± 19

BMI (kg/m2)

30.7 ± 4.9†

27.3 ± 3.5

29.3 ± 4.7

Normal BMI, n (%)

7 (21.9%)

5 (23.8%)

12 (22.6%)

Obesity, n (%)

13 (46.4)*

2 (10.5)

15 (31.9)

Overweight, n (%)

12 (42.9)*

14 (73.7)

26 (55.3)

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

229.6 ± 73.5

223.5 ± 62.5

227.0 ± 68.5

LDL-C (mg/dL)

139.5 ± 42.3

123.0 ± 43.3

134.8 ± 42.2

HDL-C (mg/dL)

47.6 ± 16.1

43.1 ± 13.6

46.3 ± 15.2

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

207 ± 83.6

184 ± 89.1

197.3 ± 85.8

FBS (mg/dL)

102.1 ± 11.4

112.8 ± 42.5

106.5 ± 28.1

ALT (IU/L)

80.3 ± 27.5

82.0 ± 38.8

80.9 ± 32.0

AST (IU/L)

68.8 ± 22.4

71.3 ± 37.5

69.8 ± 28.9

AST/ALT

0.9 ± 0.3

0.9 ± 0.5

0.9 ± 0.4

  1. *p < 0.001, † p < 0.05 compared to female patients. ALT: Alanine Aminotransferase, AST: Aspartate Aminotransferase, BMI: Body Mass Index, FBS: Fasting Blood Sugar, HDL-C: High Density Lipoprotein Cholestrol, LDL-C: Low Density Lipoprotein Cholestrol.