Correlation between nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and three anthropometric indices.
- Author:
Li JIANG
1
;
Xue-wan CHEN
;
Rui-dan ZHENG
;
Jia-rong MENG
;
Lun-gen LU
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adolescent; Adult; Anthropometry; Body Constitution; Body Height; Body Mass Index; Case-Control Studies; Fatty Liver; diagnosis; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease; Retrospective Studies; Waist Circumference; Waist-Hip Ratio; Young Adult
- From: Journal of Southern Medical University 2010;30(5):1009-1011
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo investigate the correlation between nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and three anthropometric indices, namely waist to hip ratio (WHR), body mass index (BMI) and waist to height ratio (WHtR).
METHODSThis retrospective case-control study involved 77 NAFLD patients and 50 patients without such disease, and their data of the 3 anthropometric indices were collected. Risk correlation analysis and Mantel-Haenszel chi-square test were used for correlation analysis.
RESULTSNAFLD was significantly correlated to WHR (chi(2)(MH)=59.609, P<0.001; odds ratio=30.522, 95% CI 12.815-72.695), WHtR (chi(2)(MH)=45.316, P<0.001; odds ratio=21.037, 95% CI 8.665-51.072) and showed a dose-response relationship with BMI (chi(2)=25.017, P<0.001).
CONCLUSIONThese results support a close correlation between NAFLD and the 3 anthropometric indices, indicating that BMI, WHR and WHtR can be significant predictors of NAFLD and have potential value for evaluating and predicting NAFLD.
