Table 1 Comparison between the three studied groups according to demographic data and laboratory data

Gender

 Male

9 (45%)

10 (50%)

11 (55%)

0.819*

 Female

11 (55%)

10 (50%)

9 (45%)

Age (years)

45.5 (27–50)

44 (22–50)

42 (25–49)

0.111

Weight (kg)

80 (72–98)²

78.5 (65–98)

74 (55–92)

0.029

Height (cm)

1.65 (1.62–1.80)

1.68 (1.58–1.84)

1.71 (1.6–180)

0.373

WC (cm)

84 (75–100)²

80 (76–101)

77 (65–98)

0.035

BMI (kg/m²)

29.5 (27.1–30.2)²

28 (22.30–30)³

25.5 (21.5–28.3)

 < 0.001

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

11.9 (9.9–14.4)^1,2

13.8 (11–16.6)

13.7 (11–15.8)

0.006

Platelets (× 10³)

297 (155–433)

285.5 (195–500)

274.5 (195–410)

0.746

WBCs (× 10³)

7.41 (4 4–11.2)

6.41 (2.96–10.8)

6.3 (4.24–10.5)

0.113

AST (IU/l)

32.5 (18–44)²

27.5 (10–73)³

18 (11–24)

 < 0.001

ALT (IU/l)

42 (16–65)²

29 (11–94)³

19 (11–25)

 < 0.001

Albumin (mg/dl)

3.55 (2.60–44)^1,2

4.40 (3.70–4.7)

4.35 (3.30–4.7)

 < 0.001

Bilirubin (mg/dl)

0.1 (0.22–1.2)

0.99 (0.28–1.48)

0.96 (0.54–1.10)

0.593

INR

1 (0.90–1.20)^1,2

1 (0.90–1.10)

1 (0.96–1.0)

0.006

GGT (U/l)

37.5 (20–45)^1,2

28 (14–40)³

19.5 (11–30)

 < 0.001

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

197 (132–286)²

195.5 (128–230)³

135.5 (115–154)

 < 0.001

LDL-C (mg/dl)

161.50 (90–220)^1,2

145.5 (67–170)³

80.50 (61–100)

 < 0.001

HDL-C (mg/dl)

44 (24–66)²

51 (33–73)

59.5 (30–90)

0.007

Triglycerides (mg/dl)

163 (63–731)²

146 (60–252)³

86.5 (47–141)

 < 0.001

FBS (mg/dl)

98 (79–104)

92.5 (80–108)

93 (80–100)

0.376

HBA1c

5.5 (5.1–5.7)²

5.35 (4.4–5.7)³

4.65 (4.1–5)

 < 0.001

Serum urea (mg/dl)

5.5 (20–98)^1,2

29 (18–45)

26.5 (20–33)

0.001

Creatinine (mg/dl)

1.84 (0.7–3)^1,2

0.90 (0.6–1.18)

0.78 (0.58–1.10)

 < 0.001

Uric acid (mg/dl)

6.35 (3.9–8)^1,2

5.05 (3.4–8)³

3.30 (3–5)

 < 0.001

Urine RBCs cast

5 (3–10)

3 (3–7)

4 (3–7)

0.076

Urine WBCs cast

6 (3–10)

5 (5–7)

6 (4–10)

0.946

uACR (mg/g)

50.30 (15–113)^1,2

16.6 (9.01–29)³

6.85 (2.1–12)

 < 0.001