Table 4 Laboratory findings among the studied cases and comparison according to the presence of NAFLD
Variables | Total cases (N = 74) | NAFLD | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Present (N = 46) | Absent (N = 28) | |||
Hemoglobin | 13.1 ± 1.4 | 12.8 ± 1.3 | 13.7 ± 1.2 | ^0.003* |
RBCs | 4.8 ± 0.5 | 4.7 ± 0.5 | 4.9 ± 0.4 | ^0.037* |
Hematocrit | 38.8 ± 4.1 | 37.7 ± 4.1 | 40.5 ± 3.6 | ^0.005* |
MCHC | 33.9 ± 0.9 | 33.9 ± 1.1 | 34.0 ± 0.5 | ^0.627 |
TLC | 12.3 ± 5.6 | 12.0 ± 6.0 | 12.9 ± 5.0 | ^0.533 |
Platelets | 354.4 ± 84.9 | 364.7 ± 86.5 | 337.5 ± 81.1 | ^0.184 |
Cholesterol | 148.3 ± 43.2 | 161.7 ± 45.2 | 126.4 ± 28.8 | ^ < 0.001* |
Triglycerides | 117.1 ± 74.8 | 132.9 ± 88.8 | 91.1 ± 29.6 | ^0.019* |
HDL | 52.6 ± 8.6 | 50.2 ± 7.1 | 56.7 ± 9.4 | ^0.001* |
LDL | 71.1 ± 31.3 | 80.7 ± 33.4 | 55.5 ± 19.5 | ^0.001* |
FBG | 216.2 ± 75.6 | 234.5 ± 76.8 | 186.1 ± 64.1 | ^0.007* |
HbA1c | 10.3 ± 2.0 | 10.9 ± 1.7 | 9.3 ± 2.0 | ^0.001* |
No. of cases with HbA1c ≥ 10.0 | 40 (54.1%) | 30 (65.2%) | 10 (35.7%) | #0.014* |
Mean HbA1c/year | 10.7 ± 2.0 | 11.2 ± 1.9 | 9.9 ± 1.8 | ^0.003* |
No. of cases with mean HbA1c ≥ 10.0/year | 50 (67.6%) | 37 (80.4%) | 13 (46.4%) | #0.002* |
AST | 25.5 ± 18.8 | 29.5 ± 22.6 | 19.0 ± 6.1 | ^0.019* |
No. of cases with elevated AST | 9 (12.2%) | 9 (19.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | §0.011* |
ALT | 14.4 ± 8.5 | 16.2 ± 10.1 | 11.3 ± 3.2 | ^0.015* |
No. of cases with elevated ALT | 3 (4.1%) | 3 (6.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | §0.285 |