The Effect of Weight Loss on Pediatric Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Figure 2

Scatterplot of subject’s change in body weight and change in serum alanine aminotransferase at time intervals of 1–4 months, 5–8 months, 9–12 months, and greater than 1 year. ALT: alanine aminotransferase. The association between changes in body weight and changes in serum alanine aminotransferase was assessed by Pearson correlation, and is presented as correlation coefficient (𝑃 value).

(a) 1–4 months (𝑛=47) correlation coefficient (𝑃 value) = 0.076 (0.611)

(b) 5–8 months (𝑛=26) correlation coefficient (𝑃 value) = 0.360 (0.071)

(c) 9–12 months (𝑛=19) correlation coefficient (𝑃 value) = 0.077 (0.753)

(d) >1 year (𝑛=19) correlation coefficient (𝑃 value) = 0.371 (0.118)