Table 2.
Subjects characteristic by presence of fatty liver on ultrasound and alanine aminotransferase levels.
| Fatty liver on ultrasoundabsent | Fatty liver on ultrasoundpresent | p | R | ALT < 42U/l | ALT > 42 U/l | p | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | 165 (77.46) | 48 (22.54) | 168 (88.42) | 22 (11.58) | ||||
| Sex – Male, n (%) | 86 (77.48) | 23 (22.55) | 80 (85.11) | 14 (14.89) | ||||
| Sex – Female, n (%) | 79 (77.45) | 25 (22.52) | 88 (91.67) | 8 (8.33) | ||||
| Age (years) | 9.85 ± 3.46 | 10.71 ± 3.63 | 0.1355 | 0.10 | 10.21 ± 3.53 | 10.42 ± 4.15 | 0.7960 | 0.02 |
| Weight (kg) | 58.14 ± 22.56 | 69.20 ± 23.57 | 0.0034 | 0.20 | 61.54 ± 23.47 | 68.85 ± 26.77 | 0.1784 | 0.10 |
| Weight SD | 2.90 ± 0.89 | 3.28 ± 0.98 | 0.0111 | 0.17 | 2.97 ± 0.88 | 3.45 ± 1.14 | 0.0205 | 0.17 |
| Height (m) | 1.44 ± 0.19 | 1.50 ± 0.19 | 0.0538 | 0.13 | 1.46 ± 0.19 | 1.48 ± 0.18 | 0.6865 | 0.03 |
| Height SD | 1.28 ± 1.21 | 1.58 ± 1.15 | 0.1257 | 0.11 | 1.32 ± 1.13 | 1.75 ± 1.41 | 0.0977 | 0.12 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26.84 ± 4.32 | 29.86 ± 4.89 | 0.0001 | 0.27 | 27.58 ± 4.47 | 30.39 ± 6.14 | 0.0089 | 0.19 |
| BMI SD | 2.91 ± 0.73 | 3.23 ± 0.81 | 0.0094 | 0.18 | 2.97 ± 0.74 | 3.42 ± 0.81 | 0.0081 | 0.19 |
| Fatty liver on ultrasound, n (%) | – | – | – | – | 32 (72.73) | 12 (27.27) | ||
| ALT (U/l) | 22.41 ± 13.64 | 31.37 ± 18.06 | 0.0006 | 0.25 | 19.91 ± 7.35 | 58.43 ± 16.21 | <0.0001 | 0.82 |
| AST (U/l) | 25.19 ± 8.91 | 26.98 ± 9.68 | 0.2593 | 0.08 | 23.73 ± 7.21 | 38.72 ± 11.65 | <0.0001 | 0.52 |
| Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 163.5 ± 34.6 | 177.6 ± 36.6 | 0.0196 | 0.16 | 163.5 ± 33.0 | 179.9 ± 41.7 | 0.0351 | 0.15 |
| HDL-C (mg/dl) | 48.21 ± 15.21 | 44.21 ± 10.95 | 0.1080 | 0.11 | 47.47 ± 14.99 | 43.38 ± 10.92 | 0.2182 | 0.09 |
| LDL-C (mg/dl) | 98.69 ± 26.46 | 111.68 ± 32.98 | 0.0074 | 0.19 | 99.43 ± 26.59 | 114.85 ± 35.29 | 0.0154 | 0.18 |
| TG (mg/dl) | 95.02 ± 49.16 | 123.56 ± 74.55 | 0.0028 | 0.21 | 98.59 ± 52.81 | 130.19 ± 90.68 | 0.0182 | 0.17 |
| Glucose 0’ OGTT (mg/dl) | 85.02 ± 8.08 | 87.79 ± 8.08 | 0.0384 | 0.14 | 85.10 ± 8.21 | 89.28 ± 7.78 | 0.0249 | 0.16 |
| Insulin 0’ OGTT (μIu/ml) | 13.12 ± 8.33 | 19.53 ± 17.93 | 0.0006 | 0.23 | 14.46 ± 10.34 | 22.29 ± 22.26 | 0.0054 | 0.20 |
| Glucose 120’ OGTT (mg/dl) | 108.95 ± 19.46 | 118.59 ± 23.72 | 0.0059 | 0.20 | 110.89 ± 19.93 | 118.43 ± 22.05 | 0.1099 | 0.12 |
| Insulin 120’ OGTT (μIu/ml) | 75.25 ± 76.28 | 101.88 ± 78.72 | 0.0411 | 0.15 | 82.39 ± 81.61 | 113.92 ± 79.19 | 0.0971 | 0.13 |
| HOMA-IR | 2.80 ± 1.92 | 4.44 ± 4.95 | 0.0007 | 0.23 | 3.11 ± 2.43 | 5.24 ± 6.32 | 0.0030 | 0.21 |
| Quicki | 0.34 ± 0.03 | 0.32 ± 0.03 | 0.0002 | 0.25 | 0.33 ± 0.03 | 0.31 ± 0.03 | 0.0041 | 0.21 |
| Matsuda | 6.52 ± 4.25 | 4.44 ± 2.92 | 0.0022 | 0.22 | 6.04 ± 4.18 | 3.92 ± 2.36 | 0.0246 | 0.17 |
BMI – body mass index. Glucose 0’ OGTT – fasting glucose. Insulin 0’ OGTT – fasting insulin. Glucose 120’ OGTT - glucose after 2 hours of oral glucose tolerance test. Insulin 120’ OGTT - insulin after 2 hours of oral glucose tolerance test.