Kaya M, Işık D, Beştaş R, Evliyaoğlu O, Akpolat V, Büyükbayram H, Kaplan MA. Increased bone mineral density in patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. World J Hepatol 2013; 5(11): 627-634 [PMID: 24303091 DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v5.i11.627]
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Muhsin Kaya, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Dicle University, School of Medicine, Diyarbakır 21100, Turkey. muhsinkaya20@hotmail.com
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World J Hepatol. Nov 27, 2013; 5(11): 627-634 Published online Nov 27, 2013. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v5.i11.627
Table 1 Demographic features of patients in the non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and in the control group
Parameter
NASH groupmean ± SD(range)
Control groupmean ± SD(range)
P value
n (Female/Male)
13/25
18/24
0.428
Age (yr)
41 ± 12 (18-69)
42.8 ± 10 (24-65)
0.499
Smoking n (%)
10 (26)
9 (26)
0.810
BMI (kg/m²)
29 ± 4 (20-39)
27 ± 5 (21-39)
0.338
Waist (cm)
98 ± 9 ( 77-118)
93 ± 9 (76-113)
0.019
Table 2 Biochemical findings of the non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and the control group
Parameter
NASH groupmean ± SD (range)
Control groupmean ± SD (range)
P value
Urea (mg/dL)
28 ± 7 (13-52)
29 ± 8 (14-51)
0.631
Creatinine (mg/dL)
0.7 ± 0.1 (0.6-1.1)
0.8 ± 0.1 (0.5-1.1)
0.631
T. cholesterol (mg/dL)
191 ± 42 (104-314)
187 ± 44 (98-296)
0.668
Triglyceride (mg/dL)
208 ± 210 (67-1420)
136 ± 67 (33-298)
0.008
Calcium (mg/dL)
9.5 ± 0.4 (8.6-10.3)
9.4 ± 0.54 (8.6-10.6)
0.239
Phosphorus (mg/dL)
3.4 ± 0.4 (2.1-4.3)
3.6 ± 0.6(2.3-5.7)
0.288
ALT (U/L)
114 ± 115 (51-775)
20 ± 8 (8-36)
< 0.0001
AST (U/L)
55 ± 31 (28-190)
20 ± 7 (2-35)
< 0.0001
ALP (U/L)
93 ± 44 (43-266)
72 ± 18 (44-123)
0.016
GGT (U/L)
121 ± 214 (23-1135)
29 ± 15 (8-65)
< 0.0001
T bilirubin (mg/dL)
0.8 ± 0.6 (0.2-3.2)
0.6 ± 0.3 (0.2-1.5)
0.165
Albumin (g/dL)
4.2 ± 0.5 (2.3-5.1)
4.2 ± 0.3 (3.5-5.1)
0.214
Ferritin (ng/mL)
208 ± 193 (22-901)
75 ± 82 (3-470)
< 0.001
Table 3 Serum hormone and cytokine results of the non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and the control group
Parameter
NASH groupmean ± SD (range)
Control group mean ± SD (range)
P value
HOMA
5.7 ± 5.25 (1.1-23.59)
5.6 ± 10.1 (0.7-59.9)
0.192
Cortisol (μg/dL)
12.6 ± 5.8 (1.6-27)
11.6 ± 5.8 (2.9-28)
0.375
TSH (uIU/mL)
1.7 ± 1.09 (0.2-5.3)
1.36 ± 1 (0.01-4)
0.104
FT4 (ng/dL)
1.22 ± 0.19 (0.9-1.8)
1.22 ± 0.22 (0.8-107)
0.999
FSH (mIU/mL)
21 ± 41 (1.6-299)
19 ± 37 (0.3-177)
0.729
LH (mIU/mL)
10.4 ± 10.8 (1.2-44)
11 ± 15 (0.1-64)
0.974
E2 (pg/mL)
39.1 ± 72 (3.8-435)
41 ± 47 (2-199)
0.404
DHEAS (ug/dL)
190 ± 109 (25-501)
146 ± 90 (33-366)
0.071
iPTH (pg/mL)
46.3 ± 20 (18-130)
50 ± 16 (19-105)
0.086
25-OH-vit-D3 (ug/L)
17 ± 6 (5.1-39)
13 ± 7 (3.8-36)
< 0.0001
Testosterone (ng/mL)
2.5 ± 1.9 (0.03-5.8)
1.7 ± 1.9 (0.02-5.4)
0.075
IGF-1 (ng/mL)
141 ± 94 (30-527)
144 ± 47 (67-292)
0.099
TNF-α (pg/mL)
11.6 ± 6.7 (4-31.7)
14 ± 7 (2-4.9)
0.062
IL-6 (pg/mL)
2.2 ± 0.6 (2-4.9)
3 ± 2.4 (2-12)
0.8
IL-1 (pg/mL)
8.2 ± 16.5 (5-107)
5.3 ± 2 (5-17)
0.291
IGFBP-3 (ug/mL)
4.1 ± 1.68 (1.1-8.6)
4.2 ± 0.8 (2.6-6.02)
0.909
Table 4 Histopathological findings according to Brunt classification of liver biopsy obtained from the non-alcoholic steatohepatitis group n (%)
Parameters
Grade 0
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Steatosis
0 (0)
11 (29)
15 (39)
12 (32)
Ballooning
1 (3)
11 (29)
26 (68)
-
Lobular inflammation
0 (0)
21 (55)
16 (42)
1 (3)
Portal inflammation
8 (21)
24 (63)
6 (16)
0 (0)
Fibrosis
12 (32)
18 (47)
3 (8)
5 (13)
Table 5 Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry results of patients in the non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and the control group
Parameter
NASH groupmean ± SD (range)
Control groupmean ± SD (range)
P value
Lumbar BMD
1.057 ± 0.119
0.941 ± 0.133
0.001
Lumbar T-score
-0.77 ± 1.25 (-2.9-2.6)
-1.58 ± 1.36 (-3.7-2.2)
0.009
Lumbar Z-score
-0.44 ± 1.38 (-3.3-2.9)
-1.18 ± 1.28 (-2.9-2.5)
0.019
Femoral BMD
1.004 ± 0.118
0.972 ± 0.130
0.305
Femoral T-score
0.32 ± 0.87 (-2-1.8)
0.062 ± 1.02 (-1.7-2.1)
0.242
Femoral Z-score
0.65 ± 0.92 (-1.5-2.8)
0.35 ± 0.94 (-1.6-2)
0.178
Citation: Kaya M, Işık D, Beştaş R, Evliyaoğlu O, Akpolat V, Büyükbayram H, Kaplan MA. Increased bone mineral density in patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. World J Hepatol 2013; 5(11): 627-634