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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study participants by adiposity

From: Waist-to-height ratio is a useful index for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in children and adolescents: a secondary data analysis

Variable

Total

Obese

Non-obese

P

(N = 1210)

(n = 197)

(n = 1013)

 

Age (years)

15.5 ± 2.8

15.2 ± 3.0

15.6 ± 2.8

0.063

Male, n (%)

594 (49.1)

123 (62.4)

471 (46.5)

< 0.001

Anthropometric assessment

 Body weight (kg)

55.5 ± 14.9

74.7 ± 15.5

51.7 ± 11.6

< 0.001

 BMI (kg/m2)

21.3 ± 4.2

28.3 ± 3.2

19.9 ± 2.7

< 0.001

 Waist (cm)

71.8 ± 10.8

73.5 ± 12.6

71.5 ± 10.4

0.060

 Waist-to-height ratio

0.8 ± 0.1

0.5 ± 0.1

0.4 ± 0.1

0.123

 Waist-hip ratio

0.45 ± 0.06

0.81 ± 0.08

0.80 ± 0.07

0.236

 Systolic BP (mmHg)

114.2 ± 18.5

115.8 ± 19.5

113.9 ± 18.3

0.208

 Diastolic BP (mmHg)

67.9 ± 12.9

68.5 ± 13.9

67.9 ± 13.8

0.503

 Pulse pressure (mmHg)

46.3 ± 14.2

47.2 ± 14.6

46.1 ± 14.1

0.304

Lifestyle history

 Smoking, n (%)

29 (2.4)

6 (3.0)

23 (2.3)

0.515

 Betel nut chewing, n (%)

6 (0.5)

2 (0.9)

4 (0.4)

0.335

Biochemistry data

 Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.79 ± 0.17

0.77 ± 0.16

0.79 ± 0.17

0.177

 Fasting blood glucose (mg/dL)

90.8 ± 8.6

91.1 ± 7.2

90.7 ± 8.8

0.608

 ALT (mg/dL)

17.0 ± 16.4

18.1 ± 19.8

16.8 ± 19.7

0.336

 AST (mg/dL)

19.1 ± 7.4

19.6 ± 9.6

19.0 ± 6.9

0.328

 Uric acid (mg/dL)

5.73 ± 1.43

5.71 ± 1.51

5.73 ± 1.42

0.782

 GGT (U/L)

15.2 ± 10.3

16.5 ± 14.3

14.9 ± 9.4

0.063

Lipid profiles

 LDL (mg/dL)

95.5 ± 25.7

95.6 ± 27.4

95.5 ± 25.3

0.957

 VLDL (mg/dL)

15.6 ± 7.7

15.8 ± 7.5

15.5 ± 7.7

0.628

 HDL (mg/dL)

57.9 ± 11.4

58.1 ± 11.9

57.9 ± 11.3

0.821

 Cholesterol (mg/dL)

162.3 ± 27.3

162.8 ± 29.4

162.2 ± 26.9

0.777

 TG (mg/dL)

78.2 ± 41.2

80.1 ± 44.8

77.9 ± 40.4

0.490

 GGT (U/L)

15.2 ± 10.3

16.5 ± 14.3

14.9 ± 9.4

0.063

NAFLD, n (%)

167 (13.8)

35 (17.8)

132 (13.0)

0.078

  1. Abbreviation: ALT aspartate aminotransferase, AST alanine aminotransferase, NAFLD non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, BW body weight, BMI basal metabolic index, BP blood pressure, GGT gamma-glutamyl aminotransferase, LDL low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, VLDL very-low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, TG triglycerides