Body composition variables as predictors of NAFLD by ultrasound in obese children and adolescents

BMC Pediatrics

Table 2 Spearman correlation ( r ) between NAFLD, anthropometric and body composition variables in obese children and adolescents (n = 145)

	Non-alcoholic fat liver disease
Variables	r	p-value
Overall
WC (cm)	0.352	0.001
TFM (kg)	0.259	0.002
IAAT (cm)	0.387	0.001
Male
WC (cm)	0.136	0.244
TFM (kg)	0.128	0.271
IAAT (cm)	0.340	0.003
Female
WC (cm)	0.451	0.001
TFM (kg)	0.391	0.001
IAAT (cm)	0.383	0.001

NAFLD = nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; WC = waist circumference; TFM = trunk fat mass; FM = fat mass; IAAT = intra-abdominal adipose tissue.

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