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Table 1 Data of the studied patients

From: Interferon-alpha 2 but not Interferon-gamma serum levels are associated with intramuscular fat in obese patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Age (years)

46 (34–53)

Gender

Males/females (n)

36/44

BMI

42 (38–47)

WC (Males) cm

126 (121–135)

  

WC (Females) cm

119 (110–128)

WHR males

0.98 (0.96–1.05)

Obesity

 

WHR females

0.95 (0.93–0.97)

Grade I/II/III (n)

8/26/46

HOMA

2.78 (1.85–4.18)

HOMA-B %

37.11 (22.4–49.8)

QUICKI

0.32 (0.31–0.35)

Insulin (μU/mL)

11 (7.1–15.8)

HDL (males) (mg/dL)

42.7 ± 8.98

HDL (females) (mg/dL)

49 ± 13

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

123.5 (83.5–188)

ALT (U/L)

28 (21.5–39)

Gamma-GT (U/L)

25 (16.5–42.5)

hsCRP (mg/mL)

0.56 (0.27–1.3)

Ferritin (males) (ng/mL)

167.5 (85–234.5)

Ferritin (females) (ng/mL)

41.5 (20–69)

Fibrinogen (g/L)

306 ± 74.7

Cholesterol

mg/dL

190 ± 36.1

Fat mass%

52 ± 7.5

FFM%

56.2 (41–67)

RMR/FFM/kg

38.7 (33.9–43)

HS at US

 
 

Grade 1/2/3 (n)

22/50/8

VAT at US (cm)

7.5 (6–9.4)

SAT at US (cm)

2.6 (2.1–3.1)

IMTG score

2.25 (2, 3)

MS (APT III) yes/not (n)

51/29

 

MS (IDF) yes/not (n)

51/29

IFN-alpha 2 pga

121.9 (103.5–135.8)

IFN-gamma (pg/mL)a

158 (56–390)

  1. MS evaluated by ATP III and IDF criteria gave the same prevalence
  2. IMTG intramuscolar triglycerides, VAT visceral adipose tissue, SAT subcutaneous adipose tissue, US ultrasound, WHR Waist-To-Hip Ratio, WC waist circumference, RMR resting metabolic rate, FFM fat-free mass, MS metabolic syndrome, HS hepatic steatosis, n number of patients
  3. a78 patients were examined for IFNs. The mean plus/minus SD of IFN-alpha 2a levels of the obese was 120.1 ± 24.6