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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease severity is associated with the ratios of total cholesterol and triglycerides to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
- Source :
- Journal of Clinical Lipidology; Mar2016, Vol. 10 Issue 2, p420-425.e1, 1p
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Background Limited data support the notion that lipid ratios are risk factors for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). We evaluated the association between lipid ratios and NAFLD. Methods This was a large population, cross-sectional, retrospective study. Data on NAFLD severity, blood pressure, fasting glucose, total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels were obtained from 44,767 examinees at single health checkup center. The enrollees were stratified into four subgroups based on their TC/HDL-C and TG/HDL-C ratios. We used multivariate analyses to evaluate the odds between lipid ratios and NAFLD. Results The prevalence rate of fatty liver in this study was 53.76%. In the baseline subgroup with the lowest TC/HDL-C and TG/HDL-C ratios, the prevalence of NAFLD, hypertension, and diabetes was lower than that of the other three subgroups. Patients with higher lipid ratios had a significantly greater risk for advanced NAFLD. Conclusions Adults with high TC/HDL-C or TG/HDL-C ratios, or both, have a greater risk for NAFLD, especially advanced NAFLD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19332874
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Clinical Lipidology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 114276624
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacl.2015.12.026