Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: Updates in noninvasive diagnosis and correlation with cardiovascular disease

Table 3 Analysis of laboratory biomarkers associated with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

Biomarkers		OR	95%CI	P value	Ref.
Ferritin	1.5 times of ULN	1.66	1.05-2.62	0.028	[37]
Adiponectin	per μg/mL increased	0.78	0.64-0.96	0.020	[41]
TNF-α	per μg/mL increased	2.50	1.1-5.7	0.030	[41]
IL-6	> 4.81 pg/mL	33.702	1.699-680.668	0.022	[43]
HOMA-IR	> 2.04	2.33	1.00-5.42	0.050	[53]

ULN: Upper limit of normal; TNF-α: Tumor necrosis factor-α; IL-6: Interleukin-6; HOMA-IR: Homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance.