Persistently High Blood Pressure in Children with NAFLD—Baseline Characteristics.

<p>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 resistance.</p>a<p>We defined persistently high blood pressure as systolic or diastolic blood pressure ≧95th percentile for age, sex and height or the use of antihypertensive medication at both baseline and 48 week follow-up. 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.</p>b<p>P 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.</p>c<p>Age range from 2–17 years.</p>d<p>HOMA-IR units are (mg/dL × IU/mL/405).</p><p>Persistently High Blood Pressure in Children with NAFLD—Baseline Characteristics.</p

Flowchart shows the application of study inclusion and exclusion criteria.

<p>Flowchart shows the application of study inclusion and exclusion criteria.</p

Clinical, Demographic, and Biochemical Risk Factors for Persistently High Blood Pressure.

<p>Abbreviations: OR = odds ratio, CI = confidence interval, BMI = body mass index, GGT = gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase, LDL = low-density lipoprotein.</p>a<p>Persistently high blood pressure was defined as systolic or diastolic blood pressure ≧95th percentile for age, sex and height or the use of antihypertensive medication at both baseline and 48 weeks. 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.</p>b<p><i>P</i> values and 95% CI were obtained from Wald statistics.</p><p>Clinical, Demographic, and Biochemical Risk Factors for Persistently High Blood Pressure.</p

Clinical, Demographic, and Biochemical Risk Factors for High Blood Pressure at Baseline.

<p>Abbreviations: OR = odds ratio, CI = confidence interval, BMI = body mass index, GGT = gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase, LDL = low-density lipoprotein.</p>a<p>High blood pressure was defined 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.</p>b<p><i>P</i> values and 95% CI were obtained from Wald statistics.</p><p>Clinical, Demographic, and Biochemical Risk Factors for High Blood Pressure at Baseline.</p

High Blood Pressure in Children with NAFLD—Baseline Characteristics.

<p>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 resistance</p>a<p>We 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.</p>b<p>P 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.</p>c<p>Age range from 2–17 years.</p>d<p>HOMA-IR units are (mg/dL×IU/mL/405).</p><p>High Blood Pressure in Children with NAFLD—Baseline Characteristics.</p