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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the study participants by NAFLD

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

Variable

NAFLD

(n = 167)

Non-NAFLD

(n = 1043)

Crude OR (95% CI)

P

Age (years)

18.0 ± 1.9

15.1 ± 2.8

1.823 (1.627-2.042)

< 0.001

Male, n %

91 (54.5)

503 (48.2)

1.285 (0.926-1.784)

0.133

Anthropometric Assessment

 BMI (kg/m2)

23.0 ± 4.7

21.0 ± 4.0

1.109 (1.070-1.150)

< 0.001

 Waist-hip ratio

0.86 ± 0.08

0.79 ± 0.07

2.556 (2.106-3.104)

< 0.001

 Waist-to-height ratio

0.51 ± 0.07

0.44 ± 0.05

3.885 (2.331-5.233)

< 0.001

 Systolic BP (mmHg)

121.2 ± 19.4

113.1 ± 18.1

1.023 (1.014-1.031)

< 0.001

 Diastolic BP (mmHg)

71.8 ± 14.3

67.4 ± 12.7

1.024 (1.012-1.036)

< 0.001

 Pulse pressure (mmHg)

49.4 ± 14.5

45.8 ± 14.1

1.017 (1.006-1.028)

< 0.001

Biochemistry data

 Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.76 ± 0.17

0.79 ± 0.17

0.364 (0.132-0.999)

0.050

 ALT (mg/dL)

30.0 ± 27.5

14.9 ± 12.7

1.048 (1.037-1.060)

< 0.001

 AST (mg/dL)

22.2 ± 10.3

18.7 ± 6.7

1.048 (1.028-1.069)

< 0.001

 Uric acid (mg/dL)

6.35 ± 1.59

5.63 ± 1.38

1.403 (1.254-1.570)

< 0.001

 GGT (U/L)

22.8 ± 17.4

18.7 ± 6.7

1.068 (1.050-1.085)

< 0.001

Lipid profiles

 LDL-C (mg/dL)

104.4 ± 30.4

94.1 ± 24.5

1.014 (1.008-1.020)

< 0.001

 VLDL (mg/dL)

19.4 ± 10.6

14.9 ± 6.9

1.060 (1.041-1.080)

< 0.001

 HDL-C mg/dL

54.4 ± 11.5

58.5 ± 11.3

0.966 (0.951-0.982)

< 0.001

 Cholesterol-C mg/dL

168.6 ± 31.4

161.3 ± 26.5

1.009 (1.004-1.015)

0.001

 Triglyceride (mg/dL)

98.8 ± 59.9

74.9 ± 36.2

1.011 (1.007-1.014)

< 0.001

  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