Adipokines, cytokines and body fat stores in hepatitis C virus liver steatosis

Table 3 Biochemical variables in patients with steatosis over the median or below the median

	Steatosis over the median		Steatosis below the median
	n	X ± SD, median (IQ range)	n	X ± SD, median (IQ range)
Insulin (μU/mL)	24	15.30 ± 19.42, 11.20 (6.59-16.46)	20	9.09 ± 8.72, 7.30 (3.87-11.62)	Z = 1.89; P = 0.059
HOMA	24	1645.68 ± 2828.28, 1068 (644-1524)	20	825.01 ± 801.41, 645.5 (327.8-1082.0)	Z = 2.15; P = 0.03
Resistin (ng/mL)	24	4.66 ± 0.96, 4.87 (4.19-5.37)	20	5.34 ± 2.38, 5.03 (3.88-6.12)	Z = 1.03; NS
Adiponectin (ng/mL)	24	11.77 ± 6.92, 11.18 (5.45-17.62)	20	12.26 ± 9.90, 8.38 (6.04-16.65)	Z = 0.21; NS
Leptin (ng/mL)	24	10.85 ± 12.45, 6.23 (1.35-17.20)	20	13.92 ± 19.35, 2.72 (0.79-32.89)	Z = 0.79; NS
Tumor necrosis factor-α (pg/mL)	28	11.31 ± 4.90, 11.20 (6.84-14.18)	28	10.00 ± 3.17, 9.56 (7.19-12.75)	Z = 1.00; NS
Interleukin (pg/mL)	25	5.06 ± 5.17, 2.0 (2.0-5.94)	28	3.59 ± 4.31, 2.0 (2.0-2.5)	Z = 1.14; NS
Cholesterol (mg/dL)	28	167 ± 36.82	28	174.2 ± 45.56	t = 0.65; NS
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	27	95.04 ± 34.17	28	103.86 ± 36.48	t = 1.01; NS
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	28	46.71 ± 14.87	28	42.86 ± 13.82	t = 0.92; NS
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	28	136.25 ± 114.27	28	145.96 ± 93.04	t = 0.35; NS

Comparisons were made using non-parametric tests, such as Mann-Whitney’s U test (Z). NS: Not significant.