Clinical Study
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 |
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Values are expressed as means (SD).
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