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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study population

From: Higher BMI predicts liver fibrosis among obese children and adolescents with NAFLD - an interventional pilot study

Characteristics

Mean±SD

Age, years

13.5±2.9

Sex, male, n (%)

35 (61.4)

BMI (kg/m2)

38.8±9.7

BMI Z score

2.6±0.5

HbA1c

5.3±0

Glucose (mg/dL)

91.6±9.9

HOMA-IR

9.8±7.1

ALT (U/L)

46±37.9

LDL (mg/dL)

106.2±36.2

Hypercholesterolemia, n (%)

14 (25%)

HDL (mg/dL)

41.4±11.1

Triglyceride (mg/dL)

124.6±56.8

Hypertriglyceridemia, n (%)

26 (45%)

Hypertension, n (%)

5 (9%)

Obstructive sleep apnea, n (%)

5 (9%)

  1. SD standard deviation; BMI body mass index; ALT alanine transaminase; LDL low-density lipoprotein, HDL high-density lipoprotein; HOMA Homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance