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| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
9
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1995-11-3
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| pubmed:abstractText |
The prevalence of fatty liver in children is unknown and its relationship to obesity is poorly defined. The present study of 810 northern Japanese children (4-12 years old) determined the prevalence of fatty liver in the pediatric population and its relationship to obesity. Diagnosis of fatty liver was based on established real-time ultrasonographic criteria. The overall prevalence of fatty liver was 2.6% and was higher for boys (3.4%) than for girls (1.8%), although not statistically significant (P = 0.15). Fatty liver was found in children as young as 6 years of age. There was no significant association between the prevalence of fatty liver and height (physical growth). There was a strong positive correlation between fatty liver prevalence and established obesity indices: Rohrer's Index--chi 2 linear trend = 59.2, P < 0.0001; body mass index--chi 2 linear trend = 91.6, P < 0.0001; and age-gender-adjusted Japanese standard index of weight for height--chi 2 linear trend = 93.2, P < 0.0001. However, direct measurement of abdominal subcutaneous fat thickness by ultrasonography was the best predictor of fatty liver: chi 2 linear trend = 159, P < 0.0001. These results indicate that fatty liver may develop very early in life, and there is a direct relationship between degree of obesity and fatty liver in children.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Sep
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| pubmed:issn |
0163-2116
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
40
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
2002-9
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:7555456-Body Height,
pubmed-meshheading:7555456-Body Mass Index,
pubmed-meshheading:7555456-Child,
pubmed-meshheading:7555456-Child, Preschool,
pubmed-meshheading:7555456-Fatty Liver,
pubmed-meshheading:7555456-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:7555456-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:7555456-Japan,
pubmed-meshheading:7555456-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:7555456-Obesity,
pubmed-meshheading:7555456-Prevalence,
pubmed-meshheading:7555456-Sex Factors
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| pubmed:year |
1995
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Prevalence of fatty liver in Japanese children and relationship to obesity. An epidemiological ultrasonographic survey.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Loma Linda University School of Public Health, California, USA.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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