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Egyptian Liver Journal

Table 6 Correlation studies

From: Reversion to regular diet with alternate day fasting can cure grade-I non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in high-fructose-intake-associated metabolic syndrome

   VFW LW HOMA-IR TGs HDL-C LDL-C
ALT r 0.419**
(n=46) 		0.759**
(n=46) 		0.687**
(n=46) 		0.818**
(n=46) 		-0.840**
(n=46) 		0.790**
(n=46)
P <0.005 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
Albumin r -0.054
(n=46) 		-0.521**
(n=46) 		-0.625**
(n=46) 		-0.765**
(n=46) 		0.655**
(n=46) 		-0.655**
(n=46)
P NS <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
MDA r 0.311*
(n=46) 		0.744**
(n=46) 		0.690**
(n=46) 		0.853**
(n=46) 		-0.893**
(n=46) 		0.809**
(n=46)
P <0.05 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
  1. ALT , serum alanine transferase; MDA, malondialdehyde content of liver tissue; VFW, Visceral Fat Weight; LW, liver weight;HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; TGs, triglycerides; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol
  2. r: Correlation coefficient
  3. In the parenthesis is the number of observations
  4. **. Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed)
  5. *. Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed)
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