Association of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease with glycemic control among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus at Limbe Regional Hospital, Southwest, Cameroon

Table 4 Comparison of biochemical and clinical characteristics between patients with good and poor glycemic control, mean ± SD

Variable	Total (n = 150)	Good control (n = 127)	Poor control (n = 23)	t-test	P value
TG (mg/dL)	102.23 ± 75.33	97.97 ± 74.56	127.61 ± 74.69	-1.751	0.090
GGT (U/L)	42.71 ± 24.66	40.60 ± 24.23	53.48 ± 25.08	-2.278	0.030
HbA1c (%)	5.15 ± 1.49	4.66 ± 0.98	7.82 ± 0.85	-16.036	< 0.001
WC (cm)	75.96 ± 26.25	74.90 ± 25.79	80.39 ± 30.12	-0.822	0.418
BMI (kg/m2)	24.49 ± 6.22	25.57 ± 18.17	27.06 ± 7.64	-0.659	0.512

BMI: Body mass index; GGT: Gamma-glutamyl transferase; HbA1c: Glycated hemoglobin; TGs: Triglycerides; WC: Waist circumference.