Comparison of liver parameters, plasma glucose, and biophysical measurements by fatty liver grades among 632 first trimester pregnant women
| Variable | Fatty liver grade | ||||||||
| 0 (n=308) | I (n=234) | II (=90) | |||||||
| n | Mean | SD | n | Mean | SD | n | Mean | SD | |
| Age (years) | 269 | 27.8 | 5.7 | 185 | 29.4 | 5.4 | 62 | 31.3 | 5.5 |
| Liver parameters | |||||||||
| Dome-to-pole length (cm) | 274 | 12.7 | 1.15 | 198 | 13.2 | 1.26 | 64 | 13.7 | 1.14 |
| Portal vein diameter (mm) | 263 | 1.06 | 0.13 | 188 | 1.08 | 0.14 | 58 | 1.09 | 0.14 |
| AST (U/L) | 193 | 17 | 5 | 131 | 18 | 6 | 49 | 20 | 8 |
| ALT (U/L) | 194 | 16 | 7 | 133 | 17 | 10 | 49 | 22 | 12 |
| Gamma GT (U/L) | 194 | 14 | 7 | 132 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 22 | 13 |
| Blood sugar measurements, mmol/L | |||||||||
| FBS | 280 | 76.8 | 6.5 | 203 | 76.3 | 6.6 | 63 | 76.1 | 6.8 |
| OGTT second hour | 280 | 103.4 | 18.3 | 203 | 104 | 18.4 | 63 | 110.5 | 21.3 |
| Biophysical measurements | |||||||||
| Min. systolic BP (mm Hg) | 272 | 101 | 11 | 194 | 103 | 11 | 64 | 107 | 12 |
| Min. diastolic BP (mm Hg) | 272 | 64 | 8 | 194 | 66 | 8 | 64 | 68 | 9 |
| BMI (kg·m-2) | 260 | 21.9 | 4.2 | 188 | 23.8 | 4.5 | 62 | 27.2 | 3.9 |
| Waist-to-hip ratio | 261 | 0.82 | 0.07 | 181 | 0.84 | 0.07 | 62 | 0.88 | 0.06 |
ALT, alanine aminotransferas; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; BMI, body mass index; FBS, fasting blood sugar; gamma GT, gamma-glutamyl transferase; min. diastolic BP, minimum diastolic blood pressure; min. systolic BP, minimum systolic blood pressure; n, number; OGTT, oral glucose tolerance test.