Research Article

Predictive Value of Adiposity Level, Metabolic Syndrome, and Insulin Resistance for the Risk of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Diagnosis in Obese Children

Table 2

Anthropometry and body composition. Comparison of patients with and without NAFLD.

VariableNAFLD ()Patients without NAFLD () value
(Mann–Whitney
test)
MeanSDMedianMeanSDMedian

Age (years)14.402.4914.8314.172.9414.920.828
Waist (cm)107.7012.44107.00100.9512.60100.500.017
Hip (cm)108.7811.50109107.5310.971080.794
WHR0.990.060.980.940.080.94<0.001
WHtR0.650.060.650.620.060.620.041
Height (cm)166.1011.95166.40162.7012.41161.500.127
Weight (kg)92.2222.7889.0084.5319.7484.800.126
BMI (kg/m2)32.975.2932.0031.494.8231.600.243
BMI -score2.450.482.382.370.482.360.479
Height -score0.531.440.53−0.5730.566−0.5730.566
Fat%39.406.3438.9039.157.2339.600.897

Fat mass (kg)36.6111.5836.5033.4410.9134.600.214
FFM (kg)55.6214.0154.6051.0812.6848.900.047
FFM%60.616.3561.0760.837.2360.350.879
Muscle mass (kg)52.4013.7251.8048.5712.1346.600.094
TBW40.7210.2640.0037.389.2835.800.047
TBW%44.334.6744.7044.535.2844.200.919
Trunk fat%35.397.0835.0034.848.0735.800.886
Fat%  -score3.150.993.042.981.072.920.577
Trunk/total0.890.060.880.880.070.890.986
BMR8158129378807617114475120.028
BMR/kg90.8912.3386.1792.8014.8588.570.597