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

Table 2

Baseline clinical, anthropometrical, and biochemical comparison between NAFLD with MS and NAFLD without MS.

Parameters	NAFLD with MS ()	NAFLD without MS ()	value
Age			0.11
BMI			<0.001
Waist circumference			<0.001
Waist/hip ratio			<0.001
Waist/height ratio			<0.001
SBP			<0.001
DBP			0.17
Total bilirubin			0.16
AST			0.25
Alkaline phosphatase			0.001
Total protein			0.125
Albumin			0.358
Globulin			0.42
GGT			0.03
Insulin			<0.001
HOMA IR			<0.001
FBS			0.002
2hour PPBS			0.001
Triglycerides			0.033
Total cholesterol (TC)			0.913
HDL			0.008
LDL			0.558
VLDL			0.073
LDL/HDL			0.629
TC/HDL			0.06