[Correlation between nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and three anthropometric indices].
OBJECTIVE
To 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).


METHODS
This 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.


RESULTS
NAFLD 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).


CONCLUSIONS
These 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.
Jiang
Li
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Research and Therapy Center for Liver Diseases, 175 Hospital of PLA, Zhangzhou 363000, China. queeniellky@foxmail.com
Chen
Xue-wan
XW
Zheng
Rui-dan
RD
Meng
Jia-rong
JR
Lu
Lun-gen
LG
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000886:Anthropometry; D001824:Body Constitution; D001827:Body Height; D015992:Body Mass Index; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D065626:Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055105:Waist Circumference; D049629:Waist-Hip Ratio; D055815:Young Adult