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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Aug 28.
Published in final edited form as: Hepatology. 2008 Mar;47(3):836–843. doi: 10.1002/hep.22094

Table 5. Relationship of Overweight Status and Fibrosis in 121 Children with Chronic Hepatitis C Infection.

Ishak Fibrosis Score (0–6) BMI-Z < 1.64* (n = 92) BMI-Z ≥ 1.64* (n = 29)
0 16% 7%
1 46% 45%
2 36% 31%
3 2% 11%
4
5 3%
6 3%

NOTE. Children with BMI-Z 1.64 or greater are above the 95th percentile and considered overweight for age

*

BMI-Z < 1.64 significantly different from BMI-Z ≥ 1.64 by Cochran-Armitage Trend Test (P = 0.008)