Table 5 Relationship between degree of fatty liver and degree of bone density.

From: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is associated with decreased bone mineral density in upper Egyptian patients

Variable

Osteoporosis (n = 19)

Osteopenia (n = 68)

Normal (n = 13)

p value

Control

0 (0%)

40 (58.8%)

10 (76.9%)

 < 0.001

NAFLD

19 (100%)

28 (41.2%)

3 (23.1%)

Grade of fatty liver

0

0 (0%)

40 (58.8%)

10 (76.9%)

 < 0.001

I

16 (84.2%)

22 (32.4%)

3 (23.1%)

 > I

3 (15.8%)

6 (8.8%)

0 (0%)