Brief Article
Copyright ©2013 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
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
Table 2 Biochemical findings of the non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and the control group
ParameterNASH groupmean ± SD (range)Control groupmean ± SD (range)P value
Urea (mg/dL)28 ± 7 (13-52)29 ± 8 (14-51)0.631
Creatinine (mg/dL)0.7 ± 0.1 (0.6-1.1)0.8 ± 0.1 (0.5-1.1)0.631
T. cholesterol (mg/dL)191 ± 42 (104-314)187 ± 44 (98-296)0.668
Triglyceride (mg/dL)208 ± 210 (67-1420)136 ± 67 (33-298)0.008
Calcium (mg/dL)9.5 ± 0.4 (8.6-10.3)9.4 ± 0.54 (8.6-10.6)0.239
Phosphorus (mg/dL)3.4 ± 0.4 (2.1-4.3)3.6 ± 0.6(2.3-5.7)0.288
ALT (U/L)114 ± 115 (51-775)20 ± 8 (8-36)< 0.0001
AST (U/L)55 ± 31 (28-190)20 ± 7 (2-35)< 0.0001
ALP (U/L)93 ± 44 (43-266)72 ± 18 (44-123)0.016
GGT (U/L)121 ± 214 (23-1135)29 ± 15 (8-65)< 0.0001
T bilirubin (mg/dL)0.8 ± 0.6 (0.2-3.2)0.6 ± 0.3 (0.2-1.5)0.165
Albumin (g/dL)4.2 ± 0.5 (2.3-5.1)4.2 ± 0.3 (3.5-5.1)0.214
Ferritin (ng/mL)208 ± 193 (22-901)75 ± 82 (3-470)< 0.001
Table 3 Serum hormone and cytokine results of the non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and the control group
ParameterNASH groupmean ± SD (range)Control group  mean ± SD (range)P value
HOMA5.7 ± 5.25 (1.1-23.59)5.6 ± 10.1 (0.7-59.9)0.192
Cortisol (μg/dL)12.6 ± 5.8 (1.6-27)11.6 ± 5.8 (2.9-28)0.375
TSH (uIU/mL)1.7 ± 1.09 (0.2-5.3)1.36 ± 1 (0.01-4)0.104
FT4 (ng/dL)1.22 ± 0.19 (0.9-1.8)1.22 ± 0.22 (0.8-107)0.999
FSH (mIU/mL)21 ± 41 (1.6-299)19 ± 37 (0.3-177)0.729
LH (mIU/mL)10.4 ± 10.8 (1.2-44)11 ± 15 (0.1-64)0.974
E2 (pg/mL)39.1 ± 72 (3.8-435)41 ± 47 (2-199)0.404
DHEAS (ug/dL)190 ± 109 (25-501)146 ± 90 (33-366)0.071
iPTH (pg/mL)46.3 ± 20 (18-130)50 ± 16 (19-105)0.086
25-OH-vit-D3 (ug/L)17 ± 6 (5.1-39)13 ± 7 (3.8-36) < 0.0001
Testosterone (ng/mL)2.5 ± 1.9 (0.03-5.8)1.7 ± 1.9 (0.02-5.4)0.075
IGF-1 (ng/mL)141 ± 94 (30-527)144 ± 47 (67-292)0.099
TNF-α (pg/mL)11.6 ± 6.7 (4-31.7)14 ± 7 (2-4.9)0.062
IL-6 (pg/mL)2.2 ± 0.6 (2-4.9)3 ± 2.4 (2-12)0.8
IL-1 (pg/mL)8.2 ± 16.5 (5-107)5.3 ± 2 (5-17)0.291
IGFBP-3 (ug/mL)4.1 ± 1.68 (1.1-8.6)4.2 ± 0.8 (2.6-6.02)0.909
Table 4 Histopathological findings according to Brunt classification of liver biopsy obtained from the non-alcoholic steatohepatitis group n (%)
ParametersGrade 0Grade 1Grade 2Grade 3
Steatosis0 (0)11 (29)15 (39)12 (32)
Ballooning1 (3)11 (29)26 (68)-
Lobular inflammation0 (0)21 (55)16 (42)1 (3)
Portal inflammation8 (21)24 (63)6 (16)0 (0)
Fibrosis12 (32)18 (47)3 (8)5 (13)
Table 5 Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry results of patients in the non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and the control group
ParameterNASH groupmean ± SD (range)Control groupmean ± SD (range)P value
Lumbar BMD1.057 ± 0.1190.941 ± 0.1330.001
Lumbar T-score-0.77 ± 1.25 (-2.9-2.6)-1.58 ± 1.36 (-3.7-2.2)0.009
Lumbar Z-score-0.44 ± 1.38 (-3.3-2.9)-1.18 ± 1.28 (-2.9-2.5)0.019
Femoral BMD1.004 ± 0.1180.972 ± 0.1300.305
Femoral T-score0.32 ± 0.87 (-2-1.8)0.062 ± 1.02 (-1.7-2.1)0.242
Femoral Z-score0.65 ± 0.92 (-1.5-2.8)0.35 ± 0.94 (-1.6-2)0.178