Research Article

Serum Cytokeratin-18 Is Associated with NOX2-Generated Oxidative Stress in Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver

Table 3

Correlations between serum cytokeratin-18 and some clinical and metabolic characteristics.

Cytokeratin-18

Age (yrs)0.031ns
BMI (kg/m2)0.577<0.001
Waist circumference 0.601<0.001
HOMA-IR0.191<0.01
Fasting blood glucose (mg/dL)0.216<0.01
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)0.036ns
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)−0.150<0.05
Triglycerides (mg/dL)0.100ns
-GT (IU/l)0.137<0.05
AST (IU/l)−0.078ns
ALT (UI/l)−0.039ns
Serum ferritin (mg/dL)−0.106ns
Serum albumin (mg/dL)−0.207<0.01
Adiponectin −0.455<0.001
Urinary 8-iso-PGF2α (pg/mg creatinine)0.607<0.001
sNOX2-dp (pg/mL)0.451<0.001
Hamaguchi score0.194<0.001
Spleen diameter0.190<0.05
NAFLD Fibrosis score0.299<0.001
MetS score0.377<0.001