More Frequent Clinic Visits Are Associated with Improved Outcomes for Children with NAFLD

Table 1

Demographics and baseline patient characteristics.

Variable	Followed every 3 months; (Group NAFLD3M)	Followed annually; (Group HEP1Y)	value
Age in years	12.3 (2.4)	12.0 (2.7)	0.72
Gender (% male)	71%	71%	1.00
Ethnicity/race; (%)
Caucasian	19 (68%)	10 (36%)	0.28
Asian	6 (21%)	6 (21%)
Hispanic	2 (7%)	7 (25%)
Unknown	1 (4%)	5 (18%)
Family history of NAFLD/NASH (%)	8 (29%)	7 (25%)	0.55
Outpatient clinic visits during one year of follow-up; (SD)	2.4 (0.8)	0.1 (0.0)	<0.01
Months between baseline and outcome visits; (SD)	12.3 (2.6)	12.0 (2.2)	0.63

Values are expressed as means (SD).