Research Article

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

Table 2

Comparison between BMI and laboratory data of all studied diabetic patients according to their grade of NAFLD.

ParameterGrade I (n.4)Grade II (n.16)Grade III (n.18)Grade IV (n.12) value

BMI<0.0001
AST (IU/l)<0.0001
ALT (IU/l)<0.0001
T. Chol (mg/dl)<0.0324
HDL (mg/dl)<0.0039
LDL (mg/dl)<0.0210
TG (mg/dl)<0.0001
FBG (mg/dl)<0.3011
Insulin (μIU/ml)0.0033
HOMA-IR<0.0162
CLA (ng/ml)<0.0001