Hepatic Steatosis and Thyroid Function Tests in Overweight and Obese Children

Table 2

Prevalence of hepatic steatosis, hepatic steatosis with elevated ALT, metabolic syndrome, and its components according to serum TSH among 402 overweight/obese children.

	Serum TSH		𝑃 value
	≤4 mIU/L (𝑛=314)	>4 mIU/L (𝑛=88)
Hepatic steatosis	101 (32.2)	43 (48.9)	<0.01
Hepatic steatosis with elevated ALT	73 (23.2)	31 (35.2)	<0.01
Central obesity	148 (47.1)	41 (46.6)	0.58
Elevated blood pressure	23 (7.3)	6 (6.8)	0.78
Hypertriglyceridemia	69 (22.0)	35 (39.8)	<0.01
Low HDL-C	57 (18.2)	17 (19.3)	0.20
Elevated total cholesterol	94 (29.9)	39 (44.3)	<0.01
Glucose ≥5.6 mmol/L	8 (2.5)	2 (2.3)	0.35
Insulin resistance	89 (28.3)	39 (44.3)	<0.01
Metabolic syndrome	32 (10.2)	17 (19.3)	<0.05

Data are presented as 𝑛 (%).
TSH: thyroid-stimulating hormone; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; ALT: alanine aminotransferase.