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Table 3 Comparison of prevalence of NAFLD under the delamination of gender, grade level and age

From: Epidemiology and lifestyle survey of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in school-age children and adolescents in Shenyang, Liaoning

Variable

Total(n)

(%)

Boys(n)

(%)

Girls(n)

(%)

P value

Age(years)

 7–8

22/84

2.38%

11/37

29.73%

11/47

23.40%

0.513

 9–10

38/195

19.49%

20/84

23.81%

18/111

16.26%

0.185

 11–12

45/183

24.59%

27/92

29.35%

18/91

19.78%

0.133

 13–14

64/279

22.94%

49/159

30.82%

15/120

12.50%

 < 0.001

 15–16

90/354

25.42%

52/178

29.21%

38/176

2.59%

0.1

 17–18

51/206

24.76%

22/75

29.33%

29/131

22.14%

0.25

Grade level

 Elementary school students

91/395

23.04%

56/194

28.87%

35/201

17.41%

0.007

 Middle school students

107/427

25.06%

70/218

32.11%

37/209

17.70%

0.001

 High school students

112/479

23.38%

56/213

26.29%

56/266

21.05%

0.178

  1. P value: comparison between boys and girls