Baseline characteristics of class III obese females stratified by histology.

<p>Data presented as mean ± SEM. AU, arbitrary units. Asterisks represent significant difference between lean and obese:</p><p>***P<0.001</p><p>****P<0.0001</p><p>One-way ANOVA P values among obese groups (far-right). Dunn’s Multiple Comparison test results for obese group:</p><p>^aP <0.05 vs. normal</p><p>^bP <0.01 vs. normal</p><p>^cP <0.05 vs. SS</p><p>^dP <0.001 vs. normal</p><p>Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; HOMA2-IR, updated homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; NAS, NAFLD Activity Score.</p><p>Baseline characteristics of class III obese females stratified by histology.