Table 2.

Cardiovascular Risk Factor values by Liver Status in Obese Children

Factor	Normal Liver (n=150)	NAFLD (n=150)	P
Abdominal obesity
Waist circumference, mean (SD), cm	104 (23)	106 (23)	0.127*
Dyslipidemia, mean (SD), mmol/L
Total cholesterol	4.34 (0.78)	4.68 (0.83)	<0.001
LDL cholesterol	2.64 (0.7)	2.87 (0.77)	0.01
HDL cholesterol	1.11 (0.26)	1.01 (0.28)	0.003
Triglycerides, median (IQR)†	1.01 (0.57)	1.64 (0.85)	<0.001
Hypertension, mean (SD), mm Hg
Systolic blood pressure	117 (13)	123 (12)	0.001
Diastolic blood pressure	66 (8)	68 (8)	0.02
Insulin resistance
Glucose, mean (SD), mmol/L	4.83 (0.49)	5.1 (1.22)	0.03
Insulin, median (IQR), pmol/L†	120 (114)	180 (138)	<0.001
HOMA-IR, median (IQR)†	4.3 (4.5)	6.6 (5.4)	<0.001

IQR indicates interquartile range; HOMA, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance.

^*Probability value of difference between groups when waist is controlled for age and sex.

^†Variables that were not normally distributed were tested with the Mann-Whitney U test. Their medians and interquartile ranges (IQRs) were reported.