Table 3 Comparison between the 4 groups regarding the enlisted variables:

From: Impact of thyroid dysfunction and diabetes on fibrosis and steatosis stages in metabolic dysfunction associated fatty liver disease

 

Group

P value

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

HTN

No

91

91.0

88

88.0

86

86.0

87

87.0

0.723

Yes

9

9.0

12

12.0

14

14.0

13

13.0

BMI

BMI < 20

20

20.0

38

38.0

26

26.0

43

43.0

< 0.001

BMI 20–25

28

28.0

39

39.0

46

46.0

34

34.0

BMI 25–29

36

36.0

16

16.0

18

18.0

16

16.0

BMI > 30

16

16.0

7

7.0

10

10.0

7

7.0

Ultrasound

Normal

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

 

Fatty liver

100

100.0

100

100.0

100

100.0

100

100.0

HBA1C

Normal

0

0.0

100

100.0

0

0.0

100

100.0

< 0.001

On target

56

56.0

0

0.0

56

56.0

0

0.0

Elevated

44

44.0

0

0.0

44

44.0

0

0.0

T.G

Normal

52

52.0

0

0.0

28

28.0

20

20.0

< 0.001

High

48

48.0

100

100.0

72

72.0

80

80.0

Cholesterol

Normal

52

52.0

0

0.0

28

28.0

20

20.0

< 0.001

High

48

48.0

100

100.0

72

72.0

80

80.0

FIB-4 score

Low

44

44.0

44

44.0

0

0.0

34

34.0

< 0.001

Intermediate

32

32.0

30

30.0

82

82.0

47

47.0

High risk

24

24.0

26

26.0

18

18.0

19

19.0

Fibro scan steatosis %

S0

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

0.005

S1

0

0.0

4

16.0

3

17.6

4

16.7

S2

16

66.7

12

48.0

13

76.5

20

83.3

S3

8

33.3

9

36.0

1

5.9

0

0.0

Fibro scan fibrosis

F1

12

33.3

6

24.0

7

41.2

5

20.8

0.351

F2

12

33.3

14

56.0

7

41.2

14

58.3

F3

12

33.3

4

16.0

3

17.6

5

20.8

F4

0

0.0

1

4.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

  1. DM diabetes mellitus, HTN hypertension, BMI body mass index, T.G triglycerides, FIB-4 score Fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) Index for Liver Fibrosis.