Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: An early mediator predicting metabolic syndrome in obese children?

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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 14, 2011; 17(6): 735-742
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Table 1 Characteristics of 861 obese patients

	Girls (n = 263)	Boys (n = 598)
Age (yr)	10.53 ± 2.26	10.81 ± 1.97
Tanner stage (T1/T2-4)	126/137	287/311
BMI (kg/m²)^a	27.68 ± 4.24	28.38 ± 3.47
BMI Z-score^a	4.31 ± 1.58	3.05 ± 1.16
WHR (waist/hip ratio)^a	0.93 ± 0.07	0.96 ± 0.05
Waist (cm)^a	86.53 ± 11.83	90.91 ± 10.25
Systolic pressure (mmHg)^a	114.47 ± 13.50	117.33 ± 12.55
Diastolic pressure (mmHg)	67.85 ± 9.32	68.99 ± 9.00
Cholesterol (mmol/L)	4.48 ± 1.01	4.43 ± 0.93
Triglycerides (mmol/L)	1.79 (0.19-5.17)	1.77 (0.17-10.78)
HDL	1.23 ± 0.28	1.26 ± 0.34
LDL^a	2.69 ± 0.73	2.51 ± 0.68
AI^a	2.30 ± 0.83	2.11 ± 0.74
Uric acid (μmol/L)	377.0 (203.2-705.4)	383.0 (198.2-708.5)
Fasting glucose (mmol/L)	4.87 ± 0.58	4.90 ± 0.57
120-min glucose (mmol/L)^a	6.31 ± 1.52	6.01 ± 1.44
HbA1c (%)	5.74 ± 0.57	5.69 ± 0.52
Fasting insulin (mIU/L)^a	17.9 (0.3-303.0)	15.3 (0.3-219.0)
HOMA-IR^a	3.77 (0.07-78.11)	3.33 (0.07-51.59)
WBISI^a	2.59 (0.39-11.90)	3.37 (0.52-24.19)
ALT (U/L)^a	37.5 (8.0-283.0)	29.0 (4.0-561.0)

^aP < 0.05 boys vs girls. Data are expressed as mean ± SD or median (range). BMI: Body mass index; HDL: High-density lipoprotein; LDL: Low-density lipoprotein; AI: Atherogenic index; HOMA-IR: Homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; WBISI: Whole-body insulin sensitivity index; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase.

Citation: Fu JF, Shi HB, Liu LR, Jiang P, Liang L, Wang CL, Liu XY. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: An early mediator predicting metabolic syndrome in obese children? World J Gastroenterol 2011; 17(6): 735-742
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v17/i6/735.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v17.i6.735