Liver histology according to the presence of metabolic syndrome in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease cases

Table 1 Presence of metabolic risk factors and liver histology (steatosis/necroinflammation) in NASH cases

	NASH patients (n = 69)
	Fatty infiltration			Necroinflammation
	Mild (%)	Moderate (%)	Severe (%)	Mild (%)	Moderate(%)	Severe (%)
Gender
Male	37.1	40.0	22.9	31.4	62.9	5.7
Female	41.2	35.3	23.5	20.6	64.7	14.7
Hepatomegaly
(+)1	31.3	37.5	31.2	25.0	62.5	12.5
(-)1	38.5	38.5	23.0	27.0	61.5	11.5
Body mass index
18.5-24.9	0	66.6	33.4	33.4	33.3	33.3
25-29.9	35.3	41.2	23.5	26.5	64.7	8.8
30-39.9	46.5	25.0	28.5	28.6	57.1	14.3
> 40	25.0	75.0	0	25.0	75.0	0
Central obesity
(+)	38.8	40.8	20.4	26.5	63.3	10.2
(-)	35.0	30.0	35.0	30.0	55.0	15.0
Hypertension
(+)	33.4	33.3	33.3	19.0	62.0	19.0
(-)	39.6	39.	20.8	33.3	58.3	8.4
Diabetes
(+)	40.0	35.0	25.0	33.4	57.1	9.5
(-)	38.7	38.7	22.6	30.7	59.1	10.2
Hypertriglyceridemia
(+)	36.2	34.0	29.8	21.4	63.8	14.8
(-)	41.0	54.5	4.5	41.0	54.5	4.5
Insulin resistance
(+)	33.3	36.7	30.0	13.3	73.4	13.3
(-)	43.5	34.7	21.8	47.8	43.5	8.7

¹(+): Present; (-): Absent. Presence of hypertriglyceridemia and insulin resistance seemed to increase the severity of steatosis and necroinflammation but these findings were not significant.