Table 1 General characteristics of obese children and adolescents, according to gender
From: Body composition variables as predictors of NAFLD by ultrasound in obese children and adolescents
Male | Female | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | ||
Age (years) | 13.0 (6.0) | 13.0(5.0) | 0.888 |
Weight (kg) | 84.4(80.6) | 73.5(66.8) | 0.001 |
Height (cm) | 163.5(38.3) | 159.7(35.3) | 0.001 |
BMI (kg/cm 2 ) | 31.2(19.8) | 29.2(18.4) | 0.002 |
WC (cm) | 95.1(42.0) | 85.5(45.0) | 0.001 |
FM (kg) | 36.8(44.9) | 33.6(39.1) | 0.035 |
TFM (kg) | 17.2(21.1) | 15.9(23.3) | 0.055 |
IAAT (cm) | 4.5(9.4) | 3.3(7.8) | 0.001 |
Categorical variable (n [%]) | |||
NAFLD | 30 (40%) | 15 (21.4%) | 0.016 |