From: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (Nafld) in obese children- effect of refined carbohydrates in diet
Characteristics | Total (n = 39) * | NAFLD** | p(valor) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Present (n = 8) | Absent (n = 31) | |||
Gender | ||||
Female | 22 (56.4%) | 1 (12.5%) | 21 (67.7%) | 0.013 ¶ |
Male | 17 (43.6%) | 7 (87.5%) | 10 (32.3%) | |
Age | 0.023 a | |||
Mean | 8.8 | 10.6 | 8.3 | |
Physical activity | ||||
Yes | 14 (36.8%) | 1 (12.5%) | 13 (43.3%) | 0.108 ¶ |
No | 24 (63.2%) | 7 (87.5%) | 17 (56.7%) | |
% Refined Ch in diet | ||||
Normal | 33 (84.6%) | 5 (62.5%) | 28 (90.3%) | 0.088 ¶ |
Altered | 6 (15.4%) | 3 (37,5%) | 3 (9.7%) |