High Blood Pressure in Children with NAFLD—Baseline Characteristics.

Abbreviations: BMI = body mass index, ALT = alanine aminotransferase, AST = aspartate aminotransferase, GGT = gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase, HDL = high-density lipoprotein, LDL = low-density lipoprotein, HOMA-IR = homeostasis model of assessment - insulin resistanceaWe defined high blood pressure as systolic or diastolic blood pressure ≧95th percentile for age, sex and height or the use of antihypertensive medication. Blood pressure percentiles were computed as instructed in The Fourth Report on the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents.bP values determined from chi square tests for categorical variables and from two-sample Wilcoxon rank sum tests for continuous variables due to the presence of non-normality.cAge range from 2–17 years.dHOMA-IR units are (mg/dL×IU/mL/405).High Blood Pressure in Children with NAFLD—Baseline Characteristics.