ArticleThe Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology2023
Comparison of Obesity-Related Indicators for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Diagnosed by Transient Elastography.
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- Association of pan-immune-inflammatory value with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: findings from NHANES 2017-2020.BMC gastroenterology · 2025Article
- Evaluating body roundness index and systemic immune inflammation index for mortality prediction in MAFLD patients.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND/
aimsThis study aimed to assess obesity-related indices in predicting nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in the United States. These indices were analyzed separately in previous studies, but evidence comparing them together was still lacking. MATERIALS AND
methodsWe analyzed data from 8126 individuals in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) database and measured their body mass index (BMI), body roundness index (BRI), a body shape index, conicity index, body adiposity index, abdominal volume index (AVI), and waist-hip ratio. We used logistic analyses with odds ratios to evaluate the association between obesity-related indices and NAFLD and compared their diagnostic ability by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves, areas under the curve (AUCs), and net reclassification improvement (NRI).
resultsThe AVI had the highest AUC (0.835 at controlled attenuation parameter [CAP] scores 263 dB/m and 0.831 at CAP scores 285 dB/m) in the ROC curve analysis. The AVI also showed better discriminatory ability than BMI (NRI = 0.0331 at CAP scores 263 dB/m and 0.0328 at CAP scores 285 dB/m), the same as BRI (NRI = 0.0283 at CAP scores 263 dB/m and 0.0272 at CAP scores 285 dB/m). In males, AVI (AUC = 0.8501 at CAP scores 263 dB/m and 0.8466 at CAP scores 285 dB/m) and BRI (AUC = 0.8517 at CAP scores 263 dB/m and 0.8497 at CAP scores 285 dB/m) had better predictive ability than BMI and similar to females. This was consistent across different age and race groups.
conclusionAVI and BRI were better predictors of NAFLD than BMI.
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