Research Article
Pentraxin 3 and the TyG Index as Two Novel Markers to Diagnose NAFLD in Children
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General subject data.
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a = Student’s -test; b = Mann–Whitney -test; c = Pearson’s chi-square test. Data are expressed as , median (25th–75th interquartile range), or number of cases (%), as appropriate. BMI: body mass index; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; GGT: γ-glutamyltransferase; FPG: fasting plasma glucose; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglycerides; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low density lipoprotein cholesterol; HOMA-IR: homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance; ApoA1: Apolipoprotein A1; ApoB: apolipoprotein B; PTX-3: pentraxin-3; TyG: triglyceride-glucose. |