Brief Article
Copyright ©2012 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2012; 18(18): 2203-2211
Published online May 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i18.2203
Table 2 Characterization of the study population n (%)
CG-caseinIG-soyTotalP value
Demographic characteristics
Gender
Male49 (61.2)53 (66.2)102 (63.8)0.621
Female31 (38.8)27 (33.8)58 (36.2)
Marital Status
Married56 (70.0)55 (68.7)111 (69.4)1.001
Single, widowed or divorced24 (30.0)25 (31.3)49 (30.6)
Anthropometric data
Body mass index
< 25 kg/m240 (50.0)43(53.8)83 (51.9)0.7511
≥ 25 kg/m240 (50.0)37(46.2)77 (48.1)
Waist circumference
Adequate43 (53.7)46 (59.0)89 (56.3)0.5251
Inadequate37 (46.3)32 (41.0)69 (43.7)
Clinical data
Genotype
166 (88.0)61 (79.2)127 (83.5)0.1891
2/39 (12.0)16 (20.8)25 (16.5)
Necroinflammatory activity
A026 (41.3)29 (46.8)55 (44.0)0.7921
A126 (41.3)22 (35.5)48 (38.4)
A2 e A311 (17.4)11 (17.7)22 (17.6)
Stage of fibrosis
F0/F1/F235 (55.6)40 (63.5)75 (59.5)0.4681
F3/F428 (44.4)23 (36.5)51 (40.5)
Hepatic steatosis
Yes24 (40.0)19 (29.7)43 (34.7)0.2601
No36 (60.0)45 (70.3)81 (65.3)
HOMA-IR
< 3.055 (53.9)47 (46.1)102 (63.7)0.251
≥ 3.025 (43.1)33 (56.9)58 (36.3)
Biochemical dataMedian (iq r)Median (iq r)
Glucose (mg/dL)91.0 (14.2)91.5 (14.2)0.702
HOMA-IR2.35 (2.24)2.26 (2.59)0.992
Triglycerides (mg/dL)96.5 (60.2)96.0 (67.2)0.572
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)149.0 (49.7)160.0 (44.0)0.422
HDL (mg/dL)44.0 (14.2)44.0 (15.5)0.302
LDL (mg/dL)90.5 (40.7)90.0 (43.0)0.942
AST (U/L)59.5 (40.7)52.0 (44.5)0.142
ALT (U/L)76.5 (54.5)73.5 (53.0)0.382
γGT (U/L)102.0 (118.0)87.0 (114.0)0.712
Alkaline phosphatase (U/L)79.0 (33.5)80.0 (53.2)0.492