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Table 1 Characteristics of study participants according to the presence of suspected NAFLD in Korean children and adolescents aged 10–18 years

From: Analysis of the dietary factors associated with suspected pediatric nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and potential liver fibrosis: Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2014-2017

 

Suspected NAFLD

Healthy controls

P value

(n = 138, 8.2%)

(n = 1536, 91.8%)

Age

14.34 ± 0.21

13.77 ± 0.06

0.011

Sex

Male (n = 932)

92 (66.7%)

840 (54.7%)

0.007

Female (n = 742)

46 (33.3%)

696 (45.3%)

Ht (cm)

163.96 ± 0.87

160.01 ± 0.29

< 0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

28.12 ± 0.31

19.29 ± 0.06

< 0.001

BMI-SDS

2.35 ± 0.08

−0.49 ± 0.02

<0.001

Hypertension (n, %)

47 (34.1%)

221 (14.4%)

<0.001

SBP (mmHg)

115.70 ± 0.91

107.16 ± 0.24

<0.001

SBP-SDS

0.33 ± 0.08

−0.27 ± 0.02

<0.001

DBP (mmHg)

69.99 ± 0.77

65.28 ± 0.22

<0.001

DBP-SDS

1.08 ± 0.09

0.52 ± 0.03

<0.001

WC (cm)

89.35 ± 0.85

66.60 ± 0.18

<0.001

Hemoglobin A1c (%)

5.51 ± 0.06

5.37 ± 0.01

0.023

Hypercholesterolemia (n, %)

26 (18.8%)

135 (8.8%)

<0.001

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

174.22 ± 2.38

161.39 ± 0.68

<0.001

Hypertriglyceridemia (n, %)

38 (27.5%)

178 (11.6%)

<0.001

TGs (mg/dL)

113.68 ± 5.17

81.42 ± 1.28

<0.001

AST (IU/L)

32.41 ± 2.50

19.32 ± 0.17

<0.001

ALT (IU/L)

49.64 ± 4.52

13.37 ± 0.32

<0.001

Fasting glucose (mg/dL)

94.56 ± 1.44

91.53 ± 0.18

0.039

U-Na-to-SGU ratio

55.47 ± 1.96

51.21 ± 0.56

0.029

  1. Ht Height, BMI Body mass index, SDS Standard deviation score, SBP Systolic blood pressure, DBP Diastolic blood pressure, WC Waist circumference, TGs Triglycerides, AST Aspartate aminotransferase, ALT Alanine aminotransferase, U-Na Urinary sodium, SGU Specific gravity unit