Increased bone mineral density in patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

Table 2 Biochemical findings of the non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and the control group

Parameter	NASH groupmean ± SD (range)	Control groupmean ± SD (range)	P value
Urea (mg/dL)	28 ± 7 (13-52)	29 ± 8 (14-51)	0.631
Creatinine (mg/dL)	0.7 ± 0.1 (0.6-1.1)	0.8 ± 0.1 (0.5-1.1)	0.631
T. cholesterol (mg/dL)	191 ± 42 (104-314)	187 ± 44 (98-296)	0.668
Triglyceride (mg/dL)	208 ± 210 (67-1420)	136 ± 67 (33-298)	0.008
Calcium (mg/dL)	9.5 ± 0.4 (8.6-10.3)	9.4 ± 0.54 (8.6-10.6)	0.239
Phosphorus (mg/dL)	3.4 ± 0.4 (2.1-4.3)	3.6 ± 0.6(2.3-5.7)	0.288
ALT (U/L)	114 ± 115 (51-775)	20 ± 8 (8-36)	< 0.0001
AST (U/L)	55 ± 31 (28-190)	20 ± 7 (2-35)	< 0.0001
ALP (U/L)	93 ± 44 (43-266)	72 ± 18 (44-123)	0.016
GGT (U/L)	121 ± 214 (23-1135)	29 ± 15 (8-65)	< 0.0001
T bilirubin (mg/dL)	0.8 ± 0.6 (0.2-3.2)	0.6 ± 0.3 (0.2-1.5)	0.165
Albumin (g/dL)	4.2 ± 0.5 (2.3-5.1)	4.2 ± 0.3 (3.5-5.1)	0.214
Ferritin (ng/mL)	208 ± 193 (22-901)	75 ± 82 (3-470)	< 0.001

NASH: Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis; AST: Aspartate transaminase; ALT: Alanine transaminase; GGT: Gamma glutamyl transferase; ALP: Alkaline phosphatase.