Table 3 Comparison of variables according to the presence of NAFLD between pre-school closing and during school closing period.

From: COVID-19-related school closing aggravate obesity and glucose intolerance in pediatric patients with obesity

Variables

Pre-school closing

School closing

NAFLD (n = 53)

Non-NAFLD (n = 37)

p value

NAFLD (n = 53)

Non-NAFLD (n = 37)

p value

Age (years)

12.9 (11.5, 14.6)

10.3 (7.6, 12.7)

< 0.001

   

Male, n (%)

45 (84.9)

25 (67.6)

0.0912

   

Female, n (%)

8 (15.1)

12 (32.4)

0.0912

   

Body weight z-score

2.10 (1.74, 2.54)

1.95 (1.65, 2.51)

0.6025

2.17 (1.89, 2.77)

2.14 (1.86, 2.57)

0.9444

BMI z-score

1.96 (1.61, 2.06)

1.97 (1.56, 2.28)

0.6053

2.02 (1.76, 2.16)

1.99 (1.75, 2.30)

0.5576

Mean arterial pressure (mmHg)

86.3 (81.2, 89.3)

85.7 (81.3, 91.7)

0.9839

98.0 (90.3, 101.3)

86.7 (82.6, 89.3)

0.0027

AST (U/L)

30 (23, 41)

24 (20. 27)

< 0.001

44 (31, 59)

23 (21, 25)

< 0.001

ALT (U/L)

54 (35, 71)

17 (14, 30)

< 0.001

70 (53, 117)

22 (17, 26)

< 0.001

Fasting glucose (mg/dl)

97 (90, 104)

97 (91, 104)

0.8334

101 (93, 116)

99 (92, 114)

0.34

Uric acid (mg/dl)

5.5 (6.0, 7.2)

4.9 (3.9, 5.0)

< 0.001

6.9 (5.7, 7.7)

5.7 (4.3, 6.8)

0.0021

Cholesterol (mg/dl)

151 (136, 171)

160 (144, 184)

0.1598

157 (142, 177)

170 (150, 210)

0.2488

Triglyceride (mg/dl)

118 (71, 138)

114 (92, 149)

0.8334

147 (85, 217)

150 (87, 232)

0.7604

HDL (mg/dl)

47.0 ± 10.4

49.7 ± 12.7

0.3027

45.1 ± 9.0

48.5 ± 13.7

0.2629

LDL (mg/dl)

95.2 ± 27.8

109.8 ± 29.6

0.0296

101.5 (89.0, 116.5)

105.5 (89.5, 133.75)

0.4744

HbA1c (%)

5.6 (5.4, 8.6)

5.4 (5.2, 5.6)

0.0029

6.9 (5.6, 8.9)

5.4 (5.3, 5.6)

< 0.001

  1. BMI body mass index, NAFLD non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, AST aspartate transferase, ALT alanine transferase, HDL high-density lipoprotein, LDL low-density lipoprotein, HbA1c hemoglobin A1c.
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