Figure 7From: Impaired mitochondrial β-oxidation in patients with chronic hepatitis C: relation with viral load and insulin resistance Hepatic steatosis and the change in total ketone body concentration during fasting. The patients with steatosis had a relatively low rate of change in total ketone body concentration between 12 h and 15 h after fasting in comparison with those without steatosis, although it was not significant. The line represents a median value. Log transformation was performed. Student’s t test.Back to article page