Comparison between NAFLD fibrosis score and retinoic acid serum level in NAFLD

Table 2 AST, albumin, HbA1C, total cholesterol, and triglycerides among the studied groups

Variables	Measures	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	P
AST (IU/L)	Mean ± SD	27.1 ± 13.1	27.8 ± 16.2	26.2 ± 3.4	0.944
AST (IU/L)	Range	14.0–79.0	11.0–75.0	21.0–31.0	0.944
Albumin (gm/dL)	Mean ± SD	3.7 ± 0.4	3.6 ± 0.4	4.2 ± 0.4	0.935
Albumin (gm/dL)	Range	3.2–4.9	3.4–4.3	3.8–4.8	0.935
HbA1C	Mean ± SD	5.9 ± 1.1	6.2 ± 1.8	4.9 ± 0.95	0.044
HbA1C	Range	5.3–6.9	5.7–7.8	4.75–5.7	0.044
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)	Mean ± SD	196 ± 36	176 ± 43	180 ± 42	0.079
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)	Range	180–213	216–263	160–190	0.079
Triglycerides (mg/dl)	Mean ± SD	170 ± 32	186 ± 44	122 ± 28	0.064
Triglycerides (mg/dl)	Range	140–210	153–237	110–150	0.064
Retinoic Acid (ng/ml)	Mean ± SD	110.1 ± 39.9	54.7 ± 28.4	190.9 ± 37.2	< 0.001^a
Retinoic Acid (ng/ml)	Range	68–225	16–102	125–230	< 0.001^a
NAFLD score	Mean ± SD	− 1.97 ± 1.63	0.68 ± 1.18	− 2.83 ± 0.57	< 0.001^a
NAFLD score	Range	− 5.80 to − 1.12	− 2.27–6.12	− 3.66 to − 2.12	< 0.001^a

Group 1 simple steatosis and normal ALT, Group 2 NASH and high ALT, Group 3 control group, ALT alanine aminotransferase, AST aspartate aminotransferase
ANOVA test with post hoc Tukey test
^aSignificant