Hepatic Steatosis, Carbohydrate Intake, and Food Quotient in Patients with NAFLD

Table 1

Comparison of the subjects with versus without liver fibrosis.

	With fibrosis	No fibrosis	𝑃
𝑛	17	7
Men	10	5	NS
Age (yrs)	49 ± 11	34 ± 12	<0.05
ALAT (IU/L)	50 ± 23	127 ± 69	<0.001
GGT (IU/L)	125 ± 98	95 ± 102	NS
Fasting glycaemia (mmol/L)	5.5 ± 0.7	5.1 ± 0.4	NS
Steatosis% on the hepatic biopsy	45 ± 25	63 ± 21	NS
Body Mass Index (kg/m^2)	30.6 ± 3.4	27.4 ± 4.0	NS (0.06)
Maximal BMI during life	33.2 ± 3.4	28.7 ± 4.0	<0.01
Waist circumference (cm)	101 ± 8	96 ± 6	NS
Energy intake (kcal/day)	1863 ± 503	2382 ± 73	<0.05
Carbohydrate intake (grams/day)	204 ± 63	290 ± 117	<0.05
Simple sugars (grams/day)	70 ± 40	103 ± 60	NS
Lipid intakes (grams/day)	173 ± 55	194 ± 35	NS
Protein intakes (grams/day)	88 ± 20	110 ± 32	NS (0.06)
Food quotient	0.85 ± 0.02	0.86 ± 0.01	NS