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Table 3 Correlations between non-HDL cholesterol levels and histologic features

From: Non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C) levels in children with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)

Factor

Spearman’s rho

95% CI

p-value

Steatosis

0.02

(−0.09, 0.13)

0.71

Lobular inflammation

0.16

(0.05, 0.27)

0.005

Portal inflammation

0.19

(0.07, 0.30)

0.001

Ballooning

0.15

(0.04, 0.26)

0.01

Fibrosis

0.25

(0.14, 0.36)

<0.001

NAS

0.13

(0.02, 0.24)

0.024

  1. rho: correlation coefficient; CI: confidence interval.