The CEACAM1 expression is decreased in the liver of severely obese patients with or without diabetes

Diagnostic Pathology

Table 2 Relationship of a decreased CEACAM1 expression with diabetes, severe obesity, high grade fatty liver and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

		Total (n = 99)	Decreased CEACAM1 expression (n = 29) (%)	p-value
Diabetics
	No	50	13 (26)	0.467
	Yes	49	16 (33)
Severe obesity
	No	59	1 (2)	<0.0009
	Yes	40	28 (70)
High grade fatty liver
	No	64	0 (0)	<0.0009
	Yes	35	29 (83)
Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis*				<0.0009
	No	17	6 (35)
	Yes	23	22 (96)

* Only 40 severely obese patients was examined for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

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