Histopathologic Evaluation of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Hypothyroidism-Induced Rats

Table 1

Results of biochemical parameters.

	Hypothyroidism; ()	Controls; ()
TSH (mIU/L)	2.16 ± 0.35	0.84 ± 0.06	<0.001
fT4 (pmol/L)	10.33 ± 4.46	16.07 ± 2.19	0.006
fT3 (nmol/L)	5.32 ± 0.62	7.47 ± 0.12	<0.001
Visfatin (ng/mL)	88.04 ± 7.29	89.67 ± 5.92	>0.05
Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dL)	126.25 ± 23.4	102.63 ± 15.51	0.032
ALT (U/L)	58.38 ± 22.9	38.75 ± 6.04	0.034
AST (U/L)	153.63 ± 35.1	98.5 ± 17.65	0.001
Triglyceride (mg/dL)	38.5 ± 6.89	37.63 ± 11.36	>0.05
HDL (mg/dL)	24.5 ± 3.34	23 ± 1.93	>0.05
LDL (mg/dL)	53 ± 10.85	35.88 ± 3.8	0.001
Fasting insulin levels (mU/mL)	1.19 ± 0.5	1 ± 0.36	>0.05

Student’s -test was used.