Correlation between adiponectin level and the degree of fibrosis in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Egyptian Liver Journal

Table 8 Comparison between low-grade and high-grade fibrosis regarding demographic, clinical, and laboratory data

		Low grade	High grade	Test value	P-value	Sig
		No. = 40	No. = 10	Test value	P-value	Sig
BMI (kg/m²)	Mean ± SD	29.11 ± 1.87	32.27 ± 3.07	− 4.176	0.000	HS
BMI (kg/m²)	Range	26–33.1	27.2–38.4	− 4.176	0.000	HS
Obesity	Overweight	26 (65.0%)	2 (20.0%)	6.575	0.010	S
Obesity	Obese	14 (35.0%)	8 (80.0%)	6.575	0.010	S
Diabetes	Non-diabetic	21 (52.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9.052^a	0.003	HS
Diabetes	Diabetic	19 (47.5%)	10 (100.0%)	9.052^a	0.003	HS
HTN	No	29 (72.5%)	3 (30.0%)	6.272	0.012	S
HTN	Yes	11 (27.5%)	7 (70.0%)	6.272	0.012	S

P-value > 0.05, non-significant; P-value < 0.05, significant; P-value < 0.01, highly significant
^aChi-square test