Pentraxin 3 and the TyG Index as Two Novel Markers to Diagnose NAFLD in Children

Table 2

Correlations between PTX-3 or the TyG index and the clinical biochemical indicators.

	PTX3		TyG
		value		value
BMI (kg/m^2)	0.365	<0.001	0.408	<0.001
ALT (U/l)	0.4	<0.001	0.388	<0.001
AST (U/L)	0.194	0.029	0.228	0.01
GGT (U/L)	0.31	<0.001	0.493	<0.001
FPG (mmol/l)	0.091	0.307	0.308	<0.001
Fasting insulin (mU/l)	0.327	<0.001	0.379	<0.001
TC (mmol/l)	0.006	0.948	0.214	0.016
TG (mmol/l)	0.169	0.056	0.974	<0.001
HDL-C (mmol/l)	-0.047	0.598	-0.064	0.47
LDL-C (mmol/l)	0.14	0.114	0.354	<0.001
ApoA1 (g/l)	0.01	0.91	0.119	0.181
ApoB (g/l)	0.174	0.05	0.336	<0.001
Uria acid (μmol/l)	0.274	0.002	0.372	<0.001
HOMA-IR	0.343	<0.001	0.407	<0.001