Table 1.
Subject Characteristics by Fatty Liver Status
| All Participants N=408 | Normal Liver N = 291 | Fatty Liver N = 117 | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex, N (%) | 0.137 | |||
| Male | 217 (53.2) | 148(50.9) | 69 (59.0) | |
| Female | 191 (46.8) | 143 (41.1) | 48 (41.0) | |
| Age, mean (SD), yrs | 13.2 (4) | 13.9 (2.3) | 13.7 (2.4) | 0.343 |
| Weight, mean (SD), kg | 82.2 (19.3) | 80.1 (18.2) | 87.2 (20.8) | 0.001 |
| Height, mean (SD), cm | 161.2 (11.8) | 160.7 (12.1) | 162.4 (11.1) | 0.172 |
| BMI, mean (SD), kg/m2 | 31.3 (4.9) | 30.7(4.8) | 32.6 (4.9) | 0.001 |
| BMI percentile, mean (SD) | 98.0 (1.3) | 97.8 (0.1) | 98.5 (1.2) | 0.000 |
| BMI z-score, mean (SD) | 2.1 (0.3) | 2.0 (0.3) | 2.2 (0.3) | 0.000 |
| Race, N (%) | 0.476 | |||
| American Indian | 7 (1.7) | 5 (1.7) | 2 (1.2) | |
| Asian | 14 (3.4) | 7 (2.4) | 7 (6.0) | |
| Black | 9 (2.2) | 7 (2.4 | 2 (1.2) | |
| White | 241 (59) | 175 (60.1) | 66 (56.4) | |
| Other | 137 (33.6) | 97 (33.3) | 40 (34.1) | |
| Ethnicity, N (%) | 0.038 | |||
| Hispanic | 314 (77.0) | 216 (74.2) | 98 (83.8) | |
| Non-Hispanic | 94 (23.0) | 75 (25.8) | 19 (16.2) | |
| ALT, mean (SD), U/L | 32.0 (32.3) | 23.6 (19.2) | 53.1 (46.0) | 0.000 |
| AST, mean (SD), U/L | 30.0 (18.9) | 26.5 (12.1) | 38.7 (28.0) | 0.000 |
| TG, mean (SD), mg/dL | 117.4 (75.6) | 111.1 (77.4) | 132.9 (68.9) | 0.008 |
| HDL, mean (SD), mg/dL | 43.2 (10.0) | 44.5 (10.0) | 40.2 (9.3) | 0.000 |
| Glucose, mean (SD), mg/dL | 87.3 (10.1) | 86.9 (9.7) | 87.9 (11.0) | 0.389 |
| Insulin, mean (SD), uU/ml | 25.5 (24.0) | 21.3 (21.5) | 35.6 (26.7) | 0.000 |