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Association between components of metabolic syndrome and NAFLD
| Variable | NAFLD Number (%) |
Controls Numb er (%) |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| High waist circumference | 35 (83.3) | 76 (20.3) | <0.0001a |
| High Triglycerides | 6 (14.3) | 22 (5.8) | 0.033a |
| Low HDL | 0 | 0 | – |
| Fasting blood sugar | 1 (2.4) | 1 (0.3) | 0.056 |
| Body Mass Index (Z score) | |||
| <−2SD | 0 | 74 (19.9) | |
| - 2 to +1 | 13 (30.9) | 281(75.3) | <0.0001a |
| > + 1 | 29 (67.4) | 24 (6.4) | |
| High Diasolic Pressure | 0 | 5 (1.3) | 0.56 |
| High systolic Pressure | 1 (2.4) | 7 (1.8) | 0.06 |
aChi-squared test
