Table 2 Histological scores [mean ± SD] according to Kleiner score in NAFLD patients
From: “Non alcoholic fatty liver disease and eNOS dysfunction in humans”
Overall | NAFL | NASH | p | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steatosis [0–3] | 1.8 ± 0.9 | 1.4 ± 0.7 | 2,1 ± 1.1 | 0.0122 | −1.241/−0.159 |
Lobular Inflammation [0–2] | 1.9 ± 1.0 | 0.9 ± 0.7 | 2.2 ± 1.2 | 0.0001 | −1.881/−0.719 |
Hepatocellular Ballooning [0–2] | 1.16 ± 0.7 | 0.7 ± 0.2 | 1.9 ± 1.1 | 0.0001 | −1.688/−0.712 |
Fibrosis [0–4] | 1.9 ± 0.9 | 0.5 ± 1.0 | 2.9 ± 0.9 | 0.0001 | −2.926/−1.874 |
NAS*mean ± SD (median/range) | 4.7 ± 0.9 (4.5/2–11) | 3.6 ± 1.2 (3.0/2–4) | 6.9 ± 1.4 (6.5/5–11) | 0.0001 | −2.252/−1.348 |