Research Article
Advanced Hepatic Fibrosis in Fatty Liver Disease Linked to Hyperplastic Colonic Polyp
Table 1
Demographic, laboratory, and clinical data comparing NASH group and control group.
| | Characteristic | Case (%) | Control (%) | value |
| | Age (years) | 41 ± 13 | 42 ± 12 | NS | | Male sex | 72 (86%) | 43 (43%) | <0.05 | | BMI (kg/m2) | 25 ± 4.7 | 24.7 ± 3.2 | NS | | Metabolic syndrome | 88 (72%) | 57 (57%) | NS | | C-reactive protein | 1.1 ± 0.7 | 0.4 ± 0.8 | <0.05 | | Ethnicity (Arabs) | 95 (77%) | 72 (72%) | NS | | Diabetes mellitus | 37 (30%) | 32 (32%) | NS | | Hypertension | 42 (34%) | 39 (39%) | NS | | Hyperlipidemia | 49 (40%) | 38 (38%) | NS | | Smoking | 8 (15%) | 11 (22%) | NS |
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