Obese Children with Metabolic Syndrome Have 3 Times Higher Risk to Have Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Compared with Those without Metabolic Syndrome

Table 2

Frequency at which criteria for MS were met in patients with NAFLD ().

Variable	(n/%)
Waist circumference ≥ 90th percentile	75 (100)
HDL ≤ 40 mg/dl	38 (50.6)
Triglycerides ≥ 110 mg/dl	30 (40)
Fasting blood glucose ≥ 100 mg/dl	8 (10.6)
Blood pressure ≥ 130/85 mm Hg	14 (18.6)

MS: metabolic syndrome; HDL: high-density lipoprotein.