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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr. 2018 Dec 14;207:64–70. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.11.021

TABLE 2:

Prevalence of NAFLD by MRI PDFF Threshold Value in children with obesity

PDFF Threshold Prevalence of Fatty Liver 95 Percent CI
≥ 5.0%
All 26.0% 24.2 – 27.7%
Boys 29.4% 26.1 – 32.7%
Girls 22.6% 16.0 – 29.1%
≥ 3.5%
All 49.3% 47.9–50.7%
Boys 50.0% 49.0 – 51.9%
Girls 48.5% 48.5 – 52.8%
≥ 6.4%
All 19.1% 16.7–21.4%
Boys 23.5% 19.1 – 27.9%
Girls 14.7% 5.5 – 23.8%
≥ 9.0%
All 11.5% 8.5–14.4%
Boys 15.2% 9.2 – 21.3%
Girls 7.7% 0.2 – 19.6%