Brief Article
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World J Hepatol. Nov 27, 2013; 5(11): 627-634
Published online Nov 27, 2013. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v5.i11.627
Table 1 Demographic features of patients in the non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and in the control group
ParameterNASH groupmean ± SD(range)Control groupmean ± SD(range)P value
n (Female/Male)13/2518/240.428
Age (yr)41 ± 12 (18-69)42.8 ± 10 (24-65)0.499
Smoking n (%)10 (26)9 (26)0.810
BMI (kg/m²)29 ± 4 (20-39)27 ± 5 (21-39)0.338
Waist (cm)98 ± 9 ( 77-118)93 ± 9 (76-113)0.019