Table 2 Basic demographic, anthropometric, biochemical characteristics of the study subjects categorized by ultrasonography and FLI
Characteristics | All (n = 95) | NAFLD diagnosed by ultrasonography | NAFLD screened according to FLI | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Without fatty liver (n = 59) | With fatty liver (n = 36) | P | Without fatty liver (n = 56) | With fatty liver (n = 39) | P | ||
Age (years), | 10.66 ± 2.47 | 10.80 ± 2.52 | 10.44 ± 2.41 | p = 0.504 | 10.04 ± 2.52 | 11.56 ± 2.12 | p = 0.003* |
Sex, n(%) | |||||||
Female, n(%) | 39(41.1%) | 27(45.8%) | 12(33.3%) | p < 0.001* | 24(42.9%) | 15(38.5%) | p = 0.041* |
Male, n(%) | 56(58.9%) | 32(54.2%) | 24(66.7%) | p = 0.131 | 32(57.1%) | 24(61.5%) | p = 0.131 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 25.52 ± 3.71 | 24.92 ± 3.65 | 26.51 ± 3.63 | p = 0.043* | 23.77 ± 2.55 | 28.04 ± 3.68 | p < 0.001* |
Waist circumference (cm) | 85.68 ± 9.38 | 84.36 ± 9.48 | 87.85 ± 8.92 | p = 0.078 | 80.71 ± 6.91 | 92.82 ± 7.72 | p < 0.001* |
GGT (IU/L) | 23.23 ± 13.35 | 19.56 ± 9.44 | 29.25 ± 16.47 | p = 0.001* | 19.02 ± 8.89 | 29.28 ± 16.21 | p < 0.001* |
Triglyceride (mg/dL) | 118.11 ± 57.05 | 113.27 ± 53.47 | 126.03 ± 62.43 | p = 0.407 | 97.73 ± 48.43 | 147.36 ± 56.26 | p < 0.001* |
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 191.52 ± 50.50 | 187.24 ± 49.60 | 198.53 ± 51.89 | p = 0.293 | 183.66 ± 52.92 | 202.79 ± 45.11 | p = 0.069 |
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | 50.14 ± 9.97 | 49.93 ± 9.60 | 50.49 ± 10.67 | p = 0.793 | 48.76 ± 9.75 | 52.13 ± 10.06 | p = 0.106 |
LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | 117.75 ± 42.43 | 114.65 ± 41.32 | 122.83 ± 44.30 | p = 0.365 | 115.35 ± 44.52 | 121.20 ± 39.54 | p = 0.512 |
ALT (IU/L) | 31.65 ± 21.55 | 24.63 ± 13.21 | 43.17 ± 27.18 | p < 0.001* | 26.34 ± 17.47 | 39.28 ± 24.62 | p < 0.001* |