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Table 4 Participants' characteristics (n = 50)

From: Comparison of reader agreement, correlation with liver biopsy, and time-burden sampling strategies for liver proton density fat fraction measured using magnetic resonance imaging in patients with obesity: a secondary cross-sectional study

Characteristic

Value (min–max)

Number of patients with values outside the normal range (normal range)

Male

10

–

Female

40

–

Mean age (years)

33.72 ± 8.84 (18–54)

–

Mean weight, kg

107.92 ± 24.11 (72.00–177.40)

–

Mean BMI, kg/m2

38.15 ± 6.57 (28.15–52.72)

50 (18.5–23.9)

Mean ALT, U/L

38.82 ± 39.53 (8.00–181.00)

11 (9.00–50.00)

Mean AST, U/L

26.66 ± 19.09 (11.40–94.10)

8 (15.00–40.00)

Mean TG, mmol/L

2.44 ± 2.63 (0.67–15.16)

22 (0.57–1.70)

Mean HbA1c, %

6.35 ± 1.62 (0.45–10.40)

15 (4.27–6.07)

Steatosis grade

0 (< 5% hepatocytes)

5

–

1 (5–33% hepatocytes)

22

–

2 (33–66% hepatocytes)

15

–

3 (> 66% hepatocytes)

8

–

  1. BMI Body mass index, ALT Alanine aminotransferase, AST Aspartate aminotransferase, TG Triglycerides, HbA1c Glycosylated haemoglobin