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

Table 3 Factors associated with advanced grade of inflammation

Variables	Grade 0/1(n/N)	Grade 2/3(n/N)	P
Male	29/32	17/19	1.0
Age >35 years	13/32	10/19	0.40
BMI >25 kg/m2	18/30	16/19	0.11
AST/ALT ratio > 1	1/32	6/19	0.008
Cholesterol > 200 mg%	9/30	5/19	1.0
Triglycerides >150 mg%	7/30	13/19	0.002
HOMA-IR >1.64	21/26	15/19	1.0
Hypertension	4/32	2/19	1.0
Metabolic syndrome	3/30	6/19	0.07

BMI: body mass index; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance; Univariate analyses; P value on chi-square or Fisher’s exact test.