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Table 3 General demographic and biochemical characteristics of participants by diagnostic categories

From: The accuracy of fatty liver index for the screening of overweight and obese children for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in resource limited settings

Variables

FLI (−) and US(−)

FLI (−) and US(+)

FLI (+) and US(−)

FLI (+) and US(+)

P*

P**

Number (%)

41(43.2)

15(15.8)

18(18.9)

21(22.1)

 

Age (yr)

10.2 ± 2.5

9.5 ± 2.5

12.1 ± 2.0

11.1 ± 2.2

t = 3.29,p < 0.001

 

Sex

 Male [n (%)]

22(53.7)

10(66.7)

10(55.6)

14(66.7)

χ2 = 0.42, p = 0.52

 

 Female [n (%)]

19(46.3)

5(33.3)

8(44.4)

7(33.3)

  

BMI (kg/m2) > 30

23.5 ± 18.5

24.6 ± 2.6

28.2 ± 3.8

27.9 ± 3.7

t = 3.17,p < 0.001

0.989

Waist circumference (cm)

≥94:M and ≥ 80 cm:W

80.3 ± 67.0

81.9 ± 6.3

93.7 ± 7.4

92.1 ± 8.1

t = 4.87,p < 0.001

0.642

GGT (U/L)

16.0 (14.0–21.5)

18.0(13.0–20.0)

17.5(15.8–24.0)

90.0(85.5–96.0)

z = 0.13,p = 0.89***

 

Triglyceride (mg/dL)

86.0(52.0–141.5)

98.7 ± 52.9

149.5 ± 49.7

145.5 ± 62.5

t = 2.84,p = 0.01

0.047

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

186.6 ± 120.0

175.6 ± 52.6

188.7 ± 41.1

214.9 ± 45.8

t = 0.80,p = 0.43

0.142

HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)

50.2 ± 32.3

44.9 ± 8.7

49.4 ± 9.3

54.5 ± 10.3

t = 1.41,p = 0.17

0.688

LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)

117.0 ± 40.7

111.0 ± 48.6

109.4 ± 36.6

131.3 ± 40.0

t = 0.11,p = 0.92

0.345

ALT (IU/L)

18.0(15.0–26.5)

34.3 ± 21.2

27.4 ± 6.8

125.5(100.0–150.8)

t = 1.31,p = 0.20

0.995

  1. Values are given as means ± SD and medians (interquartile ranges) for continuous variables, and numbers (percentages) for categorical variables, FLI Fatty liver index, GGT Gamma-glutamyl-transferase, ALT Alanine amino transferase, HDL High density lipoprotein. LDL Low density lipoprotein
  2. *P-For FLI (−) and US (+) versus FLI (+) and US (−), and ** P-For FLI (−) and US (+) versus FLI (+) and US (−) and were adjusted for age and sex
  3. *** Mann-Whitney U – test was used as data were not distributed normally. P < 0.05 was considered significant