Waist to height ratio: A simple screening tool for nonalcoholifatty liver disease in obese children

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dc.contributor.authorÖzhan B.
dc.contributor.authorErsoy B.
dc.contributor.authorÖzkol M.
dc.contributor.authorKiremitci S.
dc.contributor.authorErgin A.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-22T08:12:05Z
dc.date.available2024-07-22T08:12:05Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractSimple predictors are needed for the screening of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in obese children. We aimed to assess the role of anthropometric parameters in the prediction of NAFLD. Three hundred and thirty two obese children (152 male, 180 female) aged 4.6-17.0 years were included in this study. Weight, height, waist (WC), and hip circumference were measured. Body mass index (BMI), waist-hip-ratio (WHR), and waist-height-ratio (WHtR) were calculated. Obesity was defined as BMI for age and sex ≥ 95th percentile. NAFLD was diagnosed using ultrasonography (US). NAFLD was present in 60.8% of obese children. Fatty liver prevalence differed significantly by gender and puberty (55.0% of girls vs 67.7% of boys, and 28.7% in prepubertal vs 71.3% in pubertal children; p<0.05). Significantly higher BMI, BMI standard deviation score (SDS), WC, and WHtR were found in obese children with NAFLD compared to obese children without NAFLD (p<0.05). Only WHtR was found to be an independent predictor for NAFLD in a logistic regression analysis (p<0.001, B:1.096, 95% CI 1.047–1.148). Fatty liver is common among obese children, particularly in obese boys. WHtR is a simple and easy index for predicting of NAFLD in obese children and can be used for mass screening in public health. © 2017, Turkish Journal of Pediatrics. All rights reserved.
dc.identifier.DOI-ID10.24953/turkjped.2016.05.009
dc.identifier.issn00414301
dc.identifier.urihttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/15903
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.publisherTurkish Journal of Pediatrics
dc.subjectAdolescent
dc.subjectAnthropometry
dc.subjectChild
dc.subjectChild, Preschool
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectMass Screening
dc.subjectNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
dc.subjectPediatric Obesity
dc.subjectPrevalence
dc.subjectWaist-Height Ratio
dc.subjectage
dc.subjectArticle
dc.subjectB scan
dc.subjectbody mass
dc.subjectchild
dc.subjectchildhood obesity
dc.subjectcontrolled study
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjectgender
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectmajor clinical study
dc.subjectmale
dc.subjectmass screening
dc.subjectnonalcoholic fatty liver
dc.subjectpredictor variable
dc.subjectpuberty
dc.subjectschool child
dc.subjectsensitivity and specificity
dc.subjectwaist circumference
dc.subjectwaist hip ratio
dc.subjectwaist to height ratio
dc.subjectadolescent
dc.subjectanthropometry
dc.subjectchildhood obesity
dc.subjectcomplication
dc.subjectmass screening
dc.subjectNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
dc.subjectpreschool child
dc.subjectprevalence
dc.subjectprocedures
dc.titleWaist to height ratio: A simple screening tool for nonalcoholifatty liver disease in obese children
dc.typeArticle

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