Table 3a: Laboratory testing.
| Lab parameters | Non-NAFLD | NAFLD | p value | ||
| mean ± SD | 'n' | mean ± SD | 'n' | ||
| Serum albumin | 51 ± 40.8 | 10 | 33.9 ± 9.9 | 14 | 0.143 |
| AST | 26.3 ± 23.3 | 4 | 14.5 ± 6.8 | 4 | 0.371 |
| ALT | 32.4 ± 8.5 | 11 | 29.3 ± 9.5 | 15 | 0.4 |
| Total bilirubin | 8.7 ± 11.0 | 10 | 7.1 ± 4.4 | 14 | 0.621 |
| HDL | 3.0 ± 3.3 | 11 | 1.3 ± 0.6 | 14 | 0.066 |
| LDL | 2.6 ± 0.5 | 9 | 3.4 ± 0.8 | 14 | 0.014 |
| Cholesterol | 4.4 ± 0.7 | 9 | 5.2 ± 0.8 | 14 | 0.023 |
| FBS | 5.1 ± 0.3 | 8 | 5.1 ± 0.5 | 17 | 0.892 |
| Serum insulin | 86.7 ± 50.1 | 7 | 120.2 ± 71.8 | 14 | 0.285 |
| LH | 10.1 ± 8.2 | 11 | 7.4 ± 4.4 | 16 | 0.273 |
| FSH | 6.1 ± 2.5 | 11 | 5.3 ± 1.7 | 17 | 0.283 |
| 17-OH Progesterone | 3.5 ± 2.2 | 8 | 5 ± 3.2 | 15 | 0.266 |
| Testosterone | 1.3 + 0.7 | 8 | 1.7 + 0.5 | 6 | 0.042 |
| DHEAS | 9.1 ± 11.9 | 8 | 11.2 ± 20.7 | 13 | 0.797 |