NAFL NASH p value
N 42 52  
Age (years) 43.2 ± 12.3 48.0 ± 14.5 0.0948
Sex (male/female) 30/12 32/20 0.3144
BMI (kg/m2) 29.5 ± 4.0 30.8 ± 4.3 0.1287
AST (IU/l) 40.8 ± 21.7 57.4 ± 24.8 0.0010
ALT (IU/l) 73.2 ± 48.0 98.3 ± 56.2 0.0238
AST/ALT ratio 0.61 ± 0.15 0.64 ± 0.19 0.3558
Ferritin (ng/ml) 242.2 ± 171.2 317.2 ± 264.9 0.1012
Type IV collagen 7S (ng/ml) 4.28 ± 1.12 5.07 ± 1.43 0.0040
Fasting insulin (mU/ml) 11.8 ± 8.0 18.1 ± 11.1 0.0022
NAFIC score 1.02 ± 1.09  2.23 ± 1.26 <0.0001
Modified NAFIC score 1.19 ± 1.27  2.71 ± 1.50 <0.0001
Table 3: Clinical characteristics of the patients in the obese group