Patient characteristics stratified by L/S ratio
| L/S ratio tertiles | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper: normal | Mid: moderate steatosis | Lower: severe steatosis | |||
| n | 22 | 23 | 22 | ||
| Range of L/S ratio | 1.006–1.346 | 0.793–0.997 | 0.153–0.784 | ||
| L/S ratio | 1.16 ± 0.02 | 0.89 ± 0.01* | 0.64 ± 0.03*† | ||
| Percent women | 59 | 61 | 55 | ||
| Age (years) | 52.87 ± 1.71 | 50.34 ± 1.45 | 52.32 ± 1.84 | ||
| A1C (%) | 8.27 ± 0.30 | 8.45 ± 0.38 | 7.88 ± 0.28 | ||
| Fasting glucose (mmol/l) | 10.00 ± 0.48 | 10.23 ± 0.56 | 10.10 ± 0.61 | ||
| Fasting insulin (pmol/l) | 76.20 ± 17.52 | 109.4 ± 11.16‡ | 114.1 ± 10.50‡ | ||
| Fasting FFAs (mmol/l) | 0.64 ± 0.03 | 0.74 ± 0.03 | 0.67 ± 0.03 | ||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 30.91 ± 0.91 | 36.52 ± 1.31‡ | 33.87 ± 0.85 | ||
| Percent body fat | 35.15 ± 2.07 | 40.90 ± 1.54 | 36.74 ± 1.36 | ||
| STAT (cm2) | 113.77 ± 13.55 | 135.62 ± 13.74 | 102.49 ± 10.21 | ||
| SAT (cm2) | 403.27 ± 30.35 | 459.24 ± 25.58 | 409.49 ± 25.06 | ||
| VAT (cm2) | 176.38 ± 15.97 | 271.99 ± 19.35* | 273.36 ± 16.03* | ||