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Table 1 Characteristics* of the study population according to the body mass index category

From: Association of the components of the metabolic syndrome with non- alcoholic fatty liver disease among normal-weight, overweight and obese children and adolescents

Variables

Total

Normal weight

Overweight

Obese

P

Age (years)

12.57 ± 3.3

12.08 ± 3.5

13.40 ± 3

12.23 ± 3.1

0.1

Weight (Kg)

51.37 ± 19.2

37.46 ± 13.1

56.07 ± 14.3

66 ± 18.7

<.0001

Height (cm)

151.11 ± 14.7

147.28 ± 16.4

154.19 ± 12.7

152.86 ± 13.3

<.0001

Body mass index (Kg/m2)

21.75 ± 5.5

16.65 ± 2.8

23.12 ± 2.9

27.59 ± 3.8

<.0001

Waist circumference (cm)

79.23 ± 14.4

66.71 ± 8.8

82.74 ± 8.8

93.33 ± 10.9

<.0001

Hip circumference (cm)

91.22 ± 14.6

79.84 ± 11.8

95.70 ± 10

102.39 ± 11.3

<.0001

Alanine aminotransferase (U/L)

19.50 ± 10.4

15.87 ± 7.8

19.62 ± 10.6

24.73 ± 11.3

<.0001

Aspartate transaminase (U/L)

24.04 ± 10.5

23.46 ± 9.2

23.33 ± 10.6

25.80 ± 11.8

0.003

Alkaline phosphatase(U/L)

525.43 ± 148.7

534.42 ± 157.6

494.54 ± 148.9

551.26 ± 131.5

0.08

Fasting blood glucose (mg/dL)

82.50 ± 8.6

81.85 ± 8.6

82.52 ± 8.9

83.43 ± 8.2

0.06

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

112.93 ± 55.4

96.66 ± 40.1

110.51 ± 52.9

140.16 ± 66.8

<.0001

Total cholesterol(mg/dL)

169.60 ± 30.9

161.55 ± 26.7

168.12 ± 31.8

183.45 ± 30.9

<.0001

HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)

45.75 ± 11.8

48.48 ± 13

44.44 ± 10.3

43.38 ± 10.8

<.0001

LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)

101.74 ± 26.6

94.13 ± 23.5

102.12 ± 27

112.53 ± 26.6

<.0001

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

103.39 ± 14.9

97.78 ± 13.3

104.56 ± 13.5

110.13 ± 15.8

<.0001

Diastolic blood pressure(mmHg)

63.85 ± 10.3

61.19 ± 9.1

65.27 ± 10.4

66.01 ± 11

<.0001

  1. *: mean ± standard deviation