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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 21, 2014; 20(35): 12566-12573
Published online Sep 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i35.12566
Published online Sep 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i35.12566
Variable | Casesn = 50 | Controlsn = 54 | P value |
Age (yr) | 41.44 ± 13.04 | 32.28 ± 8.35 | 0.000 |
Sex (n) | M:32 | M:29 | 0.287 |
F:18 | F:25 | ||
Weight (kg) | 79.14 ± 12.3 | 64.61 ± 10.96 | 0.000 |
Height (cm) | 167.64 ± 9.48 | 166.34 ± 24.79 | 0.730 |
BMI (kg/m²) | 0.000 | ||
< 25 | 23.79 ± 0.8 | 22.7 ± 1.8 | |
25-29.9 | 27.8 ± 1.3 | 25.2 ± 0.3 | |
≥ 30 | 33.2 ± 3.6 | - | |
Abdomen (cm) | 92.80 ± 13.49 | 78.55 ± 13.11 | 0.001 |
Hip (cm) | 100.05 ± 10.06 | 87.18 ± 13.01 | 0.001 |
ALT (U/mL) | 79.66 ± 35.93 | 20.07 ± 8.00 | 0.000 |
AST (U/mL) | 47.62 ± 18.78 | 19.93 ± 5.19 | 0.000 |
AST/ALT ratio | 0.64 ± 0.19 | 1.09 ± 0.35 | 0.000 |
ALP (mg/dL) | 209.10 ± 75.21 | - | - |
Albumin (mg/dL) | 4.45 ± 0.47 | - | - |
FBS (mg/dL) | 102.74 ± 22.57 | - | - |
TG (mg/dL) | 210.14 ± 104.81 | - | - |
Cholesterol (g/dL) | 201.76 ± 37.01 | - | - |
HDL (mg/dL) | 46.22 ± 10.49 | - | - |
LDL (mg/dL) | 119.50 ± 39.42 | - | - |
IgA (mg/dL) | 324.20 ± 111.63 | 318.111 ± 82.49 | 0.751 |
- Citation: Maleki I, Aminafshari MR, Taghvaei T, Hosseini V, Rafiei A, Torabizadeh Z, Barzin M, Orang E. Serum immunoglobulin A concentration is a reliable biomarker for liver fibrosis in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(35): 12566-12573
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i35/12566.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i35.12566