Parameters, mean (SD) | Hepatic fat < 5% | Hepatic fat ≥ 5% and < 10% | Hepatic fat ≥ 10% | p-value |
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n | 13 | 18 | 19 | Â |
Age (years) | 14.5 (1.85) | 13.8 (2.23) | 13.5 (2.91) | 0.450 |
Male (n, %) | 5 (38.5) | 3 (16.7) | 13 (68.4) | 0.005 |
Weight (kg) | 82.9 (19.8) | 79.6 (17.4) | 81.8 (13.9) | 0.853 |
BMI z score | 1.94 (0.26) | 2.04 (0.32) | 2.24 (0.43) | 0.058 |
ALT (U/L) | 16.9 (7.27) | 19.8 (8.04) | 73.6 (111) | <0.001 |
Hepatic fat (%) | 3.95 (0.64) | 7.25 (1.63) | 15.6 (4.85) | <0.001 |
Visceral fat (cm2) | 86.6 (35.7) | 71.0 (23.3) | 114 (48.8) | 0.053 |
Glucose (mmol/L) | 5.28 (0.89) | 5.27 (0.71) | 5.22 (1.08) | 0.857 |
Insulin (mU/L) | 17.3 (7.14) | 29.3 (20.6) | 41.4 (35.7) | 0.008 |
HOMA-IR | 3.94 (1.45) | 7.03 (5.64) | 10.2 (11.0) | 0.019 |
Adipo-IR | 13.4 (5.40) | 23.4 (20.7) | 63.7 (126) | 0.002 |
hs-CRP (mg/L) | 3.28 (3.47) | 3.10 (2.27) | 7.21 (7.95) | 0.151 |