The association between fatty liver index and onset of diabetes: secondary analysis of a population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT: According to research, the fatty liver index (FLI) is associated with diabetes. However, few studies have been conducted to investigate the relationship between FLI and diabetes risk from various perspectives. This study comprehensively investigated the relationship between FLI and incident diabetes in a large Japanese population. This retrospective cohort study included 14,280 participants from Murakami Memorial Hospital in Japan from 2004 to 2015. The independent and dependent variables are FLI and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), respectively. To examine the link between FLI and incident T2DM, Cox proportional-hazards regression was employed. In addition, we performed a number of sensitivity studies to guarantee the validity of the results. Moreover, we conducted subgroup analys

SUBMITTER: Zhu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10091632 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature