The value of combining the simple anthropometric obesity parameters, Body Mass Index (BMI) and a Body Shape Index (ABSI), to assess the risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Body mass index (BMI) and A Body Shape Index (ABSI) are current independent risk factors for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The aim of this study was to explore the value of combining these two most common obesity indexes in identifying NAFLD.

Methods

The subjects in this study were 14,251 individuals from the NAfld in the Gifu Area, Longitudinal Analysis (NAGALA) cohort who underwent routine health examination. We integrated BMI with WC and with ABSI to construct 6 combined obesity indicators-obesity phenotypes, the combined anthropometric risk index (ARI) for BMI and ABSI, optimal proportional combination O_BMI+WC and O_BMI+ABSI, and multiplicative combination BMI*WC and BMI*ABSI. Several multivariable logistic regression models w

SUBMITTER: Kuang M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9585710 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature