Comparison of magnetic resonance spectroscopy, proton density fat fraction and histological analysis in the quantification of liver steatosis in children and adolescents

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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2016; 22(39): 8812-8819
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Table 1 Clinical analysis and anthropometry of the study population and the control group

	Patients with NAFLD			Control group
	Median	SD	95%CI	Median	SD	95%CI
BMI	28.7¹	4.07	26.2-29.58	23.75	3.5	21.86-25.84
ALP	185	104.54	122.21-244.81	219.0	103.00	136.13-303.8
ALT	31	52.21	30-59.5	16.5	50.7	15-20.45
AST	25	25.78	21.14-30.85	22	25.21	20-26
Bilirubin	0.53	0.4074	0.38-0.68	0.59	0.21	0.37-0.67
γ-GT	21	12.24	17.14-28.97	11	9.98	10-12
Insuline	17.6¹	11.46	12.12-24.14	11.6	3.4	8.17-12.34
Cholesterol	154	38.56	130.44-168.55	142.5	28.8	136-167
Blood glucose	85	7.08	83.14-89.70	83	3.6	81-84
Triglycerides	77	68.86	68.68-114.65	60.5	24.64	50-84.45
VAT	368.35¹	258.23	334.9-501.7	275.9	76.02	252.4-299.9
SAT	1949.22¹	1184.9	1743.6-2886.0	1352.9	746.95	840.3-1539.4

¹Significantly higher values of BMI (0.0002), VAT (< 0.0001), SAT (0.0001), ALT (< 0.0001) and Insulin (0.0008) were reported. γ-GT: γ-glutamyl transferase; BMI: Body mass index; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase.

Citation: Di Martino M, Pacifico L, Bezzi M, Di Miscio R, Sacconi B, Chiesa C, Catalano C. Comparison of magnetic resonance spectroscopy, proton density fat fraction and histological analysis in the quantification of liver steatosis in children and adolescents. World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22(39): 8812-8819
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v22/i39/8812.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v22.i39.8812