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.