Cut-Off Values of Visceral Adiposity to Predict NAFLD in Brazilian Obese Adolescents

Table 3

Correlations between visceral fat, biochemical, and anthropometric parameters.

	Non-NAFLD (𝑛=104)		NAFLD (𝑛=61)
	Pearson 𝑅	𝑃 value	Pearson 𝑅	𝑃 value
Weight (kg)	0.301	0.002	0.233	0.070
BAZ (Z score)	0.246	0.014	0.325	0.015
BMI (kg/m^2)	0.235	0.016	0.219	0.09
Total fat (kg)	0.220	0.025	0.087	0.505
Fat free mass (kg)	0.143	0.147	0.192	0.138
Waist circumference (cm)	0.210	0.031	0.390	0.003
Visceral/subcutaneous ratio	0.771	0.001	0.790	0.001
VLDL-c (mg/dL)	−0.005	0.964	0.271	0.052
TG, (mg/dL)	−0.004	0.968	0.277	0.049
AST, U/L	−0.070	0.461	0.509	0.001
ALT, U/L	−0.140	0.176	0.519	0.001
GGT, U/L	0.016	0.271	−0.010	0.001