Endothelial Dysfunction, a Marker of Atherosclerosis, Is Independent of Metabolic Syndrome in NAFLD Patients

Table 1

Baseline anthropometrical and biochemical comparison between NAFLD and controls (chronic hepatitis B (CHB)).

Parameters	NAFLD ()	CHB ()	value
Age			0.74
BMI			0.10
Waist circumference			0.01
Waist/hip ratio			0.27
Waist/height ratio			0.23
SBP			0.65
DBP			0.77
Total bilirubin			0.51
AST			0.08
ALT			0.07
Alkaline phosphatase			0.005
Total protein			0.45
Albumin			0.73
Globulin			0.42
GGT			0.17
Insulin			0.02
HOMA IR			0.01
FBS			0.32
2hour PPBS			0.05
Triglycerides			0.70
Total cholesterol (TC)			0.08
HDL			0.37
LDL			0.04
VLDL			0.41
LDL/HDL			0.99
TC/HDL			0.29