NAFL NASH p value
N 30 17  
Age (years) 52.5 ± 14.7 60.6 ± 12.7 0.0634
Sex (male/female) 14/16 4/13 0.1350
BMI (kg/m2) 22.6 ± 1.7 23.1 ± 1.1 0.2313
AST (IU/l) 40.3 ± 34.5 58.6 ± 42.1 0.1122
ALT (IU/l) 55.5 ± 42.3 83.4 ± 55.7 0.0594
AST/ALT ratio 0.78 ± 0.24 0.77 ± 0.10 0.8677
Ferritin (ng/ml) 202.2 ± 175.1 286.9 ± 308.9 0.3087
Type IV collagen 7S (ng/ml) 3.90 ± 0.66 4.55 ± 0.97 0.0085
Fasting insulin (mU/ml)  9.0 ±  3.7 12.9 ± 6.2 0.0286
NAFIC score 0.63 ± 0.81  1.59 ± 1.23 0.0084
Modified NAFIC score 0.70 ± 0.92  1.94 ± 1.52 0.0055
Table 5: Clinical characteristics of the patients in the nonobese group BMI: body mass index; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; NASH: nonalcoholic steatohepatitis; NAFL: nonalcoholic fatty liver; Values are expressed as means ± S.D.