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

Table 3

Biochemical analysis. Comparison of patients with and without NAFLD.

Variable	NAFLD patients ()			Patients without NAFLD ()			value
	Mean	SD	Median	Mean	SD	Median	(Mann–Whitney test)
Tch (mg/dl)	185.12	28.64	185.00	169.02	30.01	167	0.004
HDL (mg/dl)	45.34	10.26	43.90	47.77	11.38	45.85	0.298
LDL (mg/dl)	103.16	25.69	99.90	96.26	28.34	62.03	0.153
TG (mg/dl)	183.08	79.69	173.00	129.15	62.03	114.00	<0.001
glu 0 (mg/dl)	90.88	10.00	90.00	88.95	7.74	88.50	0.403
glu 120 (mg/dl)	122.04	22.68	121.00	109.91	19.84	109.00	0.007
ins 0 (μIU/ml)	28.48	21.54	23.15	12.86	6.76	12.00	<0.001
ins 120 (μIU/ml)	130.38	98.18	93.80	81.36	44.03	70.70	0.004
HOMA-IR	6.44	4.83	4.93	2.86	1.67	2.58	<0.001