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.
| Parameter | Grade 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 |
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