IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 3518: Utility of Liver Function Tests and Fatty Liver Index to Categorize Metabolic Phenotypes in a Mediterranean Population
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 3518: Utility of Liver Function Tests and Fatty Liver Index to Categorize Metabolic Phenotypes in a Mediterranean Population
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17103518
Authors:
Dariusz Narankiewicz
Josefina Ruiz-Nava
Veronica Buonaiuto
María Isabel Ruiz-Moreno
María Dolores López-Carmona
Luis Miguel Pérez-Belmonte
Ricardo Gómez-Huelgas
María Rosa Bernal-López
The aim of this study was to analyze the utility of liver function tests (LFT) and fatty liver index (FLI), a surrogate marker of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, in the categorization of metabolic phenotypes in a Mediterranean population. A cross-sectional study was performed on a random representative sample of 2233 adults assigned to a health center in Málaga, Spain. The metabolic phenotypes were determined based on body mass index (BMI) categorization and the presence or absence of two or more cardiometabolic abnormalities (high blood pressure, low high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, hypertriglyceridemia, pre-diabetes) or type 2 diabetes. No difference was observed between metabolically healthy and metabolically abnormal phenotypes on LFT. The mean FLI of the population was 41.1 ± 28.6. FLI was significantly higher (p < 0.001) in the metabolically abnormal phenotypes in all BMI categories. The proportion of individuals with pathological FLI (≥60) was sign...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - Category: Environmental Health Authors: Dariusz Narankiewicz Josefina Ruiz-Nava Veronica Buonaiuto Mar ía Isabel Ruiz-Moreno Mar ía Dolores López-Carmona Luis Miguel P érez-Belmonte Ricardo G ómez-Huelgas Mar ía Rosa Bernal-López Tags: Article Source Type: research
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