Relationship between obesity related indicators and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The incidence of childhood obesity is increasing. There is some controversy about the association between overweight and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in children. This article intends to compare the differences in these obesity related parameters between NAFLD children and healthy control children through meta-analysis to provide evidence-based medical evidence for clinical use.

Methods

The literature were extracted from English and Chinese databases. Statistical analysis was performed using Stata/SE 16.0, IBM SPSS Statistics 26, and Review Manager 5.4 software.

Results

A total of 15 original case control studies were included, including 12 high-quality literature, 3 medium quality literature. The total sample size included in the analysis was 1

SUBMITTER: He Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10080478 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature