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Table 3 Association between components of metabolic syndrome and NAFLD

From: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and its associations among adolescents in an urban, Sri Lankan community

Variable

NAFLD

Number (%)

Controls

Numb er (%)

p value

High waist circumference

35 (83.3)

76 (20.3)

<0.0001a

High Triglycerides

6 (14.3)

22 (5.8)

0.033a

Low HDL

0

0

–

Fasting blood sugar

1 (2.4)

1 (0.3)

0.056

Body Mass Index (Z score)

   

<−2SD

0

74 (19.9)

 

- 2 to +1

13 (30.9)

281(75.3)

<0.0001a

> + 1

29 (67.4)

24 (6.4)

 

High Diasolic Pressure

0

5 (1.3)

0.56

High systolic Pressure

1 (2.4)

7 (1.8)

0.06

  1. aChi-squared test