Table 2.

Sonographic parameters for obese patients (cases), comparing patients with and with NAFLD, in the evaluation of visceral and subcutaneous fat in obese children.

	With NAFLD (n = 8)	Without NAFLD (n = 14)
Parameters	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)	p value
S	3.37 (± 0.79)	2.76 (± 0.76)	0.09
Minimum S	3.16 (± 0.81)	2.42 (± 0.63)	0.02
Maximum S	3.64 (± 0.81)	2.91 (± 0.78)	0.05
P	0.86 (± 0.22)	0.32 (± 0.06)	< 0.0001
Minimum P	0.78 (± 0.21)	0.27 (± 0.06)	< 0.0001
Maximum P	0.93 (± 0.23)	0.37 (± 0.07)	< 0.0001
IPF 1	4.97 (± 1.21)	3.72 (± 1.30)	0.04
IPF 2	5.75 (± 0.92)	4.78 (± 1.33)	0.10
IPF 3	1.87 (± 0.48)	1.61 (± 0.46)	0.22
AFI	0.30 (± 0.07)	0.15 (±0.02)	< 0.0001

NAFLD, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; SD, standard deviation; S, subcutaneous fat; P, preperitoneal fat; IPF, intra-peritoneal fat; AFI, abdominal wall fat index.