CD36 genetic variation, fat intake and liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C virus infection

Table 4 Biochemical profile of the chronic hepatitis C patients classified by cluster of differentiation 36 genotype

	CD36 genotype
Variable	AA	AG	GG	P-value
Glucose (mg/dL)	109.5 ± 59.3	106.7 ± 42.9	97.4 ± 19.8	0.78
TC (mg/dL)	146.8 ± 35.1	162.2 ± 44.2	157.8 ± 51.1	0.40
TG (mg/dL)	112.8 ± 43.3	140.8 ± 60.8	142.3 ± 51.1	0.30
HDL-c (mg/dL)	42.7 ± 15.1	40.4 ± 13.1	33.8 ± 9.8	0.21
LDL-c (mg/dL)	83.1 ± 28.8	95.4 ± 42.6	101.1 ± 42.6	0.44
VLDL-c (mg/dL)	22.6 ± 8.7	28.2 ± 12.1	28.9 ± 10.1	0.27
ALT (IU/L)	93.8 ± 42.6	73.4 ± 73.1	71.5 ± 46.4	0.38
AST (IU/L)	91.7 ± 41.3	61.5 ± 40.3	69.8 ± 53.9	0.0281
GGT (IU/L)	85.9 ± 56.2	66.4 ± 40.8	43.1 ± 33.2	0.18

¹By post hoc tests: AA genotype vs AG genotype, P = 0.024. Quantitative values are expressed as mean ± SD. TC: Total cholesterol; TG: Triglycerides; HDL-c: High-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-c: Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; VLDL-c: Very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; GGT: Gamma-glutamyl-transferase; CD36: Cluster of differentiation 36.