Table 1 Subject characteristics of control and NAFL participants, patients with T2D and GSD1a.
Control (n = 7) | NAFL (n = 15) | T2D (n = 9) | GSD1a (n = 7) | |
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Age (years) | 59 ± 6.8 | 58 ± 7.1 | 65 ± 4.5 | 37 ± 12.3a–c |
BMI (kg/m2) | 29.1 ± 2.3 | 30.7 ± 3.1 | 29.4 ± 4.2 | 27.5 ± 3.2 |
Sex (f/m) | 6/1 | 7/8 | 2/7 | 5/2 |
Body fat (%) | 42.1 ± 8.1 | 42.1 ± 7.8 | 34.1 ± 5.8 | – |
Plasma glucose (mmol/L) | 5.2 ± 0.4 | 5.6 ± 0.5 | 7.5 ± 1.1a, b | 3.9 ± 0.8a–c |
Plasma insulin (pmol/L) | 35.2 ± 8.1 | 89.8 ± 40.4a | 72.8 ± 58.3 | 13.8 ± 5.0b, c |
Plasma NEFA (mmol/L) | 667 ± 58 | 623 ± 141 | 566 ± 211 | 876 ± 421 |
Plasma TG (mmol/L) | 1.5 ± 0.8 | 2.6 ± 1.2 | 1.6 ± 0.5 | 5.0 ± 1.5a–c |
ALT (U/L) | 22 ± 4.1 | 35 ± 14.4 | 27 ± 11.4 | 18 ± 4.9b |
AST (U/L) | 22 ± 3.7 | 28 ± 6.3 | 23 ± 5.9 | 34 ± 9.3 a, c |
Intrahepatic fat content (% weight/weight) | 2.2 ± 1.3 | 14.4 ± 10.4a | 6.9 ± 5.2 | 16.5 ± 18.9a |