Open AccessRole of Fatty Liver Index and Metabolic Factors in the Prediction of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in a Lean Population Receiving Health Checkup
Author(s) -
Chiao-Lin Hsu,
Fu-Zong Wu,
KungHung Lin,
Yu-Hsun Chen,
Pin-Chieh Wu,
Yanhua Chen,
Chi-Shen Chen,
Wen-Hwa Wang,
Guang-Yuan Mar,
HsienChung Yu
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical and translational gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.673
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2155-384X
DOI - 10.14309/ctg.0000000000000042
Subject(s) - medicine , nonalcoholic fatty liver disease , body mass index , fatty liver , metabolic syndrome , population , lean body mass , gastroenterology , triglyceride , alanine transaminase , endocrinology , disease , obesity , cholesterol , environmental health , body weight
Some metabolic factors and noninvasive markers, including fatty liver index (FLI), are used to predict nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in obese patients. Despite the increasing prevalence of NAFLD in lean patients (lean-NAFLD), the risk factors and predictors are not well determined in this population. We investigated factors associated with lean-NAFLD and validated their predictive ability.