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Table 3 Characteristics of the participants in the suspected nonalcoholic fatty liver disease group according to the pediatric NAFLD fibrosis index

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

 

PNFI≤3

PNFI> 3

P value

(n = 49, 35.5%)

(n = 89, 64.5%)

Age (y)

15.16 ± 0.33

13.89 ± 0.26

0.003

Sex

Male (n = 92)

23 (46.9%)

69 (77.5%)

<0.001

Female (n = 46)

26 (53.1%)

20 (22.5%)

Ht (cm)

163.40 ± 1.29

164.28 ± 1.16

0.634

BMI (kg/m2)

26.74 ± 0.37

28.87 ± 0.41

<0.001

BMI-SDS

1.97 ± 0.10

2.57 ± 0.10

<0.001

SBP (mmHg)

114.67 ± 1.63

116.27 ± 1.11

0.403

SBP-SDS

0.26 ± 0.15

0.36 ± 0.08

0.481

DBP (mmHg)

69.18 ± 1.31

70.43 ± 0.97

0.445

DBP-SDS

0.93 ± 0.17

1.17 ± 0.11

0.229

WC (cm)

82.17 ± 0.82

93.30 ± 1.03

<0.001

Platelet count (×103 /μL)

312.41 ± 9.01

320.93 ± 6.34

0.433

Hemoglobin A1c (%)

5.42 ± 0.05

5.56 ± 0.09

0.289

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

171.73 ± 3.97

175.60 ± 2.98

0.439

TGs (mg/dL)

85.57 ± 5.89

129.16 ± 6.81

<0.001

AST (IU/L)

23.65 ± 0.97

37.24 ± 3.75

<0.001

ALT (IU/L)

32.73 ± 2.07

58.96 ± 6.73

<0.001

Fasting glucose (mg/dL)

92.65 ± 1.65

95.61 ± 2.04

0.329

U-Na-to-SGU ratio

50.95 ± 3.69

57.95 ± 2.22

0.087

  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