Role of micronutrients in staging of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: A retrospective cross-sectional study

Table 4 Severity of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and serum levels of micronutrients

		Vitamin D, pg/mL	Vitamin B12, pg/mL	Zinc, mg/L	Iron, mcg/dL	Magnesium, mg/dL
Steatosis	r	-0.120	0.095	0.58	0.007	-0.053
	P value	0.042	0.047	0.359	0.879	0.468
NASH	r	-0.126	-0.012	-0.018	0.030	-0.078
	P value	0.034	0.812	0.775	0.553	0.291
Fibrosis	r	-0.061	0.095	-0.029	0.031	-0.080
	P value	0.303	0.048	0.647	0.538	0.272

Spearman’s correlation. NASH: Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.