Table 1

Main laboratory data and characteristics of the studied population


Diagnosis

CHC n 36
FL n 45
NASH n 42

Gender
Mean
SD
Gender
Mean
SD
Gender
Mean
SD

Age

44.5
10.0

42.3
9.1

40.4
10.5
TGF-β1 ng/mL*

87.5
39.5

129.1
45.4

116.8
42.2
CRP




0.8
0.4

0.9
0.4
ALT U/L#

72.7
25.6

49.2
17.8

54.3
21.8
Ferritin ng/mL
17 F
203.6
86.5
21 F
232.3
117.4
19 F
279.8
150.3
Ferritin ng/mL
19 M
396.4
153.5
24 M
381.5
137.2
23 M
357.2
132.3
Waist Circumference (cm)



21 F
98
6.1
19 F
100
4.7
Waist Circumference (cm)



24 M
105
6.3
23 M
108
7.7
HOMA




3.2
1.4

3.4
1.5


Median
Range

Median
Range

Median
Range
BMI

26
22–30

29
27–32

29
27–32
Fibrosis score

1
1–3




1
1–2
US steatosis Score

2
1–3




1
1–3

CHC, chronic hepatitis C; FL, fatty liver; NASH, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; CRP, C reactive protein; TGF-β1, transforming growth factor beta1; BMI, body mass index; HOMA, homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance index.

* P < 0.001, FL versus CHC and 0.008, NASH versus CHC patients; # P < 0.001, CHC versus FL and NASH patients; ‡ P < 0.001, CHC versus FL and NASH patients.

Tarantino et al. Journal of Translational Medicine 2008 6:72   doi:10.1186/1479-5876-6-72