Morphological and metabolic determinants of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in obese youth: a pilot study

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Table 3 Odds ratio of body composition and ultrasound analysis and of children and adolescents with and without nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

		Dependent variable: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Male (Median)		OR	(OR_95%CI)	P
%TF (46.62%)	Below	1	---	---
%TF (46.62%)	Above	2.66	(1.06 – 6.69)	0.005
Female (median)		OR	(OR_95%CI)	P
IAF (3.75 cm)	Below	1	---	---
IAF (3.75 cm)	Above	3.09	(1.01 – 9.48)	0.048

OR= odds ratio; 95%CI= 95% confidence interval; %TF= percentage of trunck fat; LL= Left lobe of liver; IAF=Intra-abdominal fat tissue thickness; IAF+SCF=Intra-abdominal plus Subcutaneous abdominal fat tissue thickness.

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