Gastroenterology Research, ISSN 1918-2805 print, 1918-2813 online, Open Access
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Original Article

Volume 8, Number 5, October 2015, pages 260-264

Association of the Nonalcoholic Hepatic Steatosis and Its Degrees With the Values of Liver Enzymes and Homeostasis Model Assessment-Insulin Resistance Index

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. ALT vs. hepatic steatosis. ALT: alanine transferase; P: significance.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. AST vs. hepatic steatosis. AST: aspartate aminotransferase; P: significance.
Figure 3.
Figure 3. GGT vs. hepatic steatosis. GGT: gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase; P: significance.
Figure 4.
Figure 4. HOMA-IR vs. hepatic steatosis. HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance; P: significance.

Table

Table 1. Variables Medians vs. Severity of Hepatic Steatosis
 
Nonalcoholic hepatic steatosisP
Grade 1Grade 2Grade 3
Median (quartile)nMedian (quartile)nMedian (quartile)n
BMI: body mass index; GGT: gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: alanine transferase; HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance; n: number of patients; P: significance.
Age (n = 233)44.0 (37.0 - 51.0)11947.5 (40.0 - 53.0)9445.5 (36.5 - 54.8)200.107
BMI (n = 125)29.5 (26.5 - 32.4)6430.4 (27.9 - 35.2)5433.6 (29.2 - 45.2)70.129
GGT (n = 127)34.0 (21.5 - 55.5)6539.5 (28.5 - 62.0)5657.0 (42.2 - 80.2)60.034
AST (n = 135)19.0 (16.0 - 23.0)6823.0 (18.0 - 31.2)5828.0 (24.0 - 40.0)90.0001
ALT (n = 136)24.0 (17.0 - 28.5)6929.5 (20.7 - 44.0)5845.0 (28.5 - 73.0)90.001
HOMA-IR (n = 75)2.34 (1.88 - 3.58)362.62 (2.04 - 5.23)346.98 (4.2 - 27.2)50.008