Table 1.
Characteristics of Study Population (n = 237)
| Characteristic | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Demographics | ||
| Age, y, mean (SD) | 12.9 (2.6) | |
| Sex, n (%) | ||
| Male | 146 (62) | |
| Female | 91 (38) | |
| Race, n (%) | ||
| American Indian | 15 (6) | |
| Black | 18 (8) | |
| White | 104 (44) | |
| Other | 100 (42) | |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | ||
| Hispanic | 178 (75) | |
| Non-Hispanic | 59 (25) | |
| Anthropometrics | ||
| Weight, kg, mean (SD) | 71.0 (24.7) | |
| Height, cm, mean (SD) | 157.3 (13.8) | |
| BMI, kg/m2, mean (SD) | 28.0 (6.9) | |
| BMI percentile, mean (SD) | 89.6 (20.8) | |
| BMI z score, mean (SD) | 1.7 (1.0) | |
| Nutrition (per day) | ||
| Total Calories, mean (SD) | 1704 (377) | |
| Fat, gm, mean (SD) | 62 (23) | |
| Protein, gm, mean (SD) | 72 (21) | |
| Carbohydrates, gm, mean (SD) | 214 (53) | |
| Sugars, gm, mean (SD) | 85 (42) | |
| Dairy Fat, gm, mean (SD) | 12.1 (7.9) | |
| Laboratories | ||
| ALT, U/L, mean (SD) | 35 (49) | |
| AST U/L, mean (SD) | 31 (27) | |
| GGT U/L, mean (SD) | 25 (28) | |
| Glucose mg/dL, mean (SD) | 87.0 (12) | |
| HbA1c, percent, mean (SD) | 5.4 (0.7) | |
| Insulin μIU/mL, mean (SD) | 27 (23) | |
| Triglycerides mg/dL, mean (SD) | 114 (69) | |
| HDL-cholesterol, mg/dL, mean (SD) | 45 (11) | |
| LDL-cholesterol, mg/dL, mean (SD) | 88 (25) | |
| Liver MRI-PDFF, percent, mean (SD) | 7.9 (8.1) | |
SD = standard deviation; BMI = body mass index; ALT = alanine aminotransferase; AST = aspartate aminotransferase; GGT = gamma-glutamyl transferase; U/L = units/liter; MRI-PDFF = magnetic resonance imaging proton density fat fraction; HDL = high density lipoprotein; LDL = low density lipoprotein.