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Table 2 The characteristics of subgroups of children with advanced liver steatosis in US (n = 19) and without liver steatosis in US (n = 6)

From: Chemerin as a novel non-invasive serum marker of intrahepatic lipid content in obese children

Parameter

USG - 0 (n = 6) median; Q1- Q3

USG - 2 or 3 (n = 19) median; Q1- Q3

p

Chemerin (ng/ml)

186; 159.5-201.8

229.4; 196.6-254.6

0.02

Vaspin (ng/ml)

0.07; 0.02-0.16

0.18; 0.04-0.4

NS

Omentin (ng/ml)

201.5; 189.6-229.3

193.9; 166-279

NS

Age (years)

11; 10-14

14; 12-16

NS

BMI (kg/m2)

25.4; 25.4-28.2

27.9; 27-32.5

0.04

Waist (cm)

85.5; 81-98

102; 94-107

0.01

ALT (IU/l)

17.5; 15-28

46; 33-72

0.003

GGT (IU/l)

13.5; 10-18

27; 22-31

0.002

Cholesterol (mg/dl)

141.5; 130-182

177; 140-192

NS

HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl)

43; 40-50

40; 37-50

NS

LDL-cholesterol (mg/dl)

77; 73-105

95; 79-121

NS

TG (mg/dl)

87.5; 75-126

123; 82-182

NS

Glucose (mg/dl)

93; 89-96

95; 89-101

NS

Insulin (μIU/ml)

14; 9.6-18.4

13.1; 12.1-17.5

NS

HOMA-IR

3.4; 2.1-4.0

3.3; 2.7-4.1

NS

Lipids 1HMRS (r.u.)

19.5; 14-38

154; 102-181

0.001