Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the study population according to MFR tertiles.
| Variables | Tertile 1 (Lowest, n = 41) |
Tertile 2 (n = 40) |
Tertile 3 (Highest, n = 41) |
p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | ||||
| Age (year) | 14.54 ± 1.45 | 14.95 ± 1.68 | 15.00 ± 1.34 | 0.310 |
| Gender, Male (%) | 32 (78.0) | 31 (77.5) | 32 (78.0) | 0.998 |
| Anthropometrics | ||||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 30.63 ± 5.41 | 30.89 ± 3.85 | 28.27 ± 2.98 | 0.010 |
| ASM (kg) | 20.48 ± 5.86 | 22.73 ± 4.32 | 23.79 ± 5.45 | 0.038 |
| MFR | 0.56 ± 0.07 | 0.70 ± 0.09 | 0.88 ± 0.15 | <0.001 |
| Male | 0.59 ± 0.05 | 0.74 ± 0.05 | 0.94 ± 0.10 | <0.001 |
| Female | 0.46 ± 0.04 | 0.56 ± 0.04 | 0.66 ± 0.03 | <0.001 |
| Biochemistry | ||||
| ALT (IU/L) | 128.00 ± 134.14 | 76.00 ± 53.74 | 70.00 ± 53.32 | 0.007 |
| TG (mg/dL) | 140.08 ± 61.16 | 145.63 ± 66.87 | 102.44 ± 6.87 | 0.002 |
| LDL-C (mg/dL) | 109.82 ± 31.15 | 110.72 ± 25.23 | 104.53 ± 21.14 | 0.566 |
| HDL-C (mg/dL) | 45.61 ± 6.40 | 45.80 ± 5.67 | 46.08 ± 8.29 | 0.954 |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 99.46 ± 11.79 | 93.80 ± 11.64 | 97.51 ± 14.20 | 0.126 |
Data are presented as mean ± SD or number (percent). Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation; BMI, body mass index; ASM, appendicular skeletal muscle mass; MFR, skeletal muscle-to-body fat ratio; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; TG, triglyceride; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.