Table 3.

Metabolic components independently associated with liver fibrosis (LSM value) in overweight and obese children and adolescents.

Metabolic components	LSM value
	Unadjusted for age		Adjusted for age
	CV (95% CI)	P value	CV (95% CI)	P value
Waist circumference	0.125 (0.069, 0.181)	0.0001***	0.102 (0.036, 0.168)	0.003**
TG:HDL-C ratio	−0.075 (−0.982, 0.832)	0.868	0.004 (−0.902, 0.911)	0.993
HOMA-IR	−0.008 (−0.074, 0.057)	0.797	−0.015 (−0.081, 0.050)	0.642
Hypertension	−1.128 (−3.610, 1.353)	0.363	−1.187 (−3.647, 1.273)	0.335

P < 0.05 (statistically significant). TG:HDL-C ratio, triglyceride to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio; HOMA-IR, Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance. Bold values represent statistically significant values.

^**P < 0.01,

^***P < 0.001.