Diabetes Mellitus, Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, and Conjugated Linoleic Acid (Omega 6): What Is the Link?

Table 1

BMI and laboratory data of enrolled subjects.

Parameter	Control (n.20)	Diabetics with normal BMI (n.25)	Diabetics with high BMI (n.25)	value
BMI				<0.0001
AST (IU/l)				<0.0001
ALT (IU/l)				<0.0001
T cholesterol (mg/dl)				<0.0051
HDL (mg/dl)				<0.0001
LDL (mg/dl)				<0.1026
TG (mg/dl)				<0.0001
FBG (mg/dl)				<0.0001
Insulin (IU/ml)				<0.0300
HOMA-IR				<0.0001
CLA (ng/ml)				<0.0001

^a,b,c in the same row with different superscripts are significantly different. Highly significant. Significant; AST: aspartate transaminase; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; T cholesterol: total cholesterol: HDL; high-density lipoprotein: LDL; low-density lipoprotein; TG: triglycerides; FBG: fasting blood glucose; HOMA-IR: homeostatic model assessment insulin resistance; CLA: conjugated linoleic acid.