Abdominal Obesity as a Predictive Factor of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Assessed by Ultrasonography and Transient Elastography in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Healthy Women

Table 2

Baseline characteristics of women with and without NAFLD assessed by abdominal ultrasonography (US).

Characteristics	NAFLD; (n=31)	No NAFLD; (n=32)	P-value
Age (years)	28.87 ± 6.05	29.01 ± 5.33	0.924
WC (cm)	91.19 ± 13.89	77.09 ± 10.18	<0.001
BMI (kg/ m^2)	29.86 ± 6.06	23.49 ± 4.35	<0.001
T (ng/mL)	37.71 ± 18.46	39.16 ± 20.73	0.771
SHBG (nmol/L)	34.34 ± 40.78	42.55 ± 23.44	0.329
FAI	8.42 ± 8.83	4.98 ± 5.02	0.061
FBG (mg/dL)	88.74 ± 10.06	84.03 ± 7.51	0.039
2hr Glucose (mg/dL)	120.19 ± 46.83	91.41 ± 27.02	0.004
Insulin (uIU/mL)	19.96 ± 11.99	16.02 ± 25.98	0.445
HOMA-IR	4.49 ± 2.91	3.37 ± 5.41	0.315
AST (U/L)	21.55 ± 6.45	21.94 ± 7.61	0.828
ALT (U/L)	25.45 ± 13.21	24.16 ± 22.25	0.781
γ-GT (U/L)	24.90 ± 9.60	22.31 ± 17.89	0.479
ALP (U/L)	65.87 ± 15.49	63.79 ± 20.18	0.649
ALB (g/L)	37.31 ± 2.02	38.26 ± 2.03	0.067
TG (mg/dL)	124.45 ± 76.09	71.94 ± 29.65	0.001
TC (mg/dL)	209.06 ± 35.14	193.50 ± 38.05	0.097
HDL-C (mg/dL)	45.81 ± 12.13	55.63 ± 11.53	0.002
LDL-C (mg/dL)	146.87 ± 35.47	126.16 ± 30.25	0.015
TSH (uIU/mL)	2.01 ± 1.04	1.57 ± 0.75	0.056
PRL (ng/mL)	21.29 ± 15.03	17.31 ± 10.34	0.223
FSH (mIU/mL)	3.96 ± 1.69	4.22 ± 1.31	0.492
PCOS (n,%)	22 (71.00)	20 (62.50)	0.476
Metabolic syndrome (n,%)	8 (25.81)	1 (3.13)	0.027

Note: WC, waist circumference; BMI, body mass index; T, total testosterone; SHBG, sex hormone-binding globulin; FAI, free androgen index; FBG, fasting blood glucose; HOMA-IR, homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance; AST, aspartate; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; γ-GT, γ-glutamyltransaminase; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; ALB, albumin; TG, total cholesterol; TC, triglyceride; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TSH, thyroid-stimulating hormone; PRL, prolactin; FSH, follicle-stimulating hormone; PCOS, polycystic ovary syndrome. P <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Values are expressed as mean±SD or number, percentage (n, %).