Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease may not be a severe disease at presentation among Asian Indians

Table 1 Baseline demographic and biochemical parameters of the cohort

Parameters	Value
Age (yr)
n	51
Median	34
(Range)	(16-58)
Sex ratio (males/females)	46/5
Body mass index (kg/m2)
n	49
Median	26.7
(Range)	(21.3-32.5)
Bilirubin (mg%)
n	51
Median	0.8
(Range)	(0.5-13.0)
Aspartate aminotransferase (IU/L)
n	51
Median	66
(Range)	(29-230)
Alanine aminotransferase (IU/L)
n	51
Median	98
(Range)	(52-349)
Alkaline phosphatase (IU/L)
n Median	51 159
(Range)	(87-372)
Albumin (gm%)
n	47
Median	4.6
(Range)	(3-5.4)
Cholesterol (mg%)
n	49
Median	180
(Range)	(96-323)
Triglycerides (mg%)
n	49
Median	145
(Range)	(48-339)
HDL cholesterol (mg%)
n	44
Median	41
(Range)	(28-65)
Fasting plasma glucose (mg%)
n	49
Median	90
(Range)	(70-150)
Fasting serum insulin (μIU/L)
n	45
Median	10.4
(Range)	(1.6-28.4)
HOMA-IR
n	45
Median	2.4
(Range)	(0.3-6.0)

HDL: High density lipoprotein, HOMA-IR: Homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance.