Influence of Gender, Race, and Ethnicity on Suspected Fatty Liver in Obese Adolescents

Objectives. Fatty liver is a common cause of liver disease in children. However, the epidemiology of pediatric fatty liver is limited to single-center case series of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Obesity and insulin resistance are major established risk factors for NAFLD. The role of gender, race, and ethnicity on the prevalence of fatty liver in obese children is unknown. Methods. We recruited obese 12th-grade participants from the...