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Table 5 Association between medical conditions in the family and NAFLD

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

Medical Condition

NAFLD

Number (%)

Controls

Number (%)

p valuea

Diabetes

 Father having diabetes

6 (14.2)

46 (12.3)

0.59

 Mother having diabetes

4 (9.5)

25 (6.7)

0.87

 Family history of diabetes

10 (23.8)

67 (17.9)

0.32

Myocardial infarction (MI)

 Father having MI

0 (0.0)

10 (2.7)

0.14

 Mother having MI

1 (2.3)

6 (1.6)

0.64

 Family history of MI

2 (4.8)

18 (4.8)

0.99

Hypertension

 Father having hypertension

8 (19.0)

31 (8.3)

0.12

 Mother having hypertension

6 (14.2)

35 (9.3)

0.83

 Family history of hypertension

14 (33.3)

66 (17.7)

0.18

Dyslipidaemia

 Father having dyslipidaemia

7 (16.7)

42 (11.3)

0.09

 Mother having dyslipidaemia

5 (11.9)

31 (8.1)

0.99

 Family history of dyslipidaemia

12 (28.6)

73 (19.6)

0.19

  1. aChi squared test