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

Table 4 Factors associated with advanced stage of fibrosis

Variables	Stage 0/1(n/N)	Stage 2/3/4(n/N)	P
Male sex	4/42	1/9	1.0
Age >35 years	17/42	6/9	0.26
BMI >25 kg/m2	26/42	8/9	0.24
AST/ALT ratio > 1	4/42	3/9	0.09
Cholesterol > 200 mg%	13/40	1/9	0.41
Triglycerides >150 mg%	14/40	6/9	0.13
HOMA-IR >1.64	28/36	8/9	0.66
Hypertension	5/42	1/9	1.0
Metabolic syndrome	5/40	4/9	0.04

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 and fisher’s exact test.