ArticleLipids in health and disease2024
Increased visceral fat area to skeletal muscle mass ratio is positively associated with the risk of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in a Chinese population.
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- Association between UMAP-identified body composition phenotypes and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in the general population of China.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- The Relationship Between Visceral Fat Obesity and the Atherogenic Combined Index in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2026Article
- Low HDL cholesterol levels in women and hypertriglyceridemia in men: predictors of MASLD onset in individuals without steatosis.Journal of gastroenterology · 2025Article
- Muscle Strength and Cardiovascular Health in MASLD: A Prospective Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
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- The nonlinear connection between relative fat mass and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in the Japanese population: an analysis based on data from a cross-sectional study.Diabetology & metabolic syndrome · 2024Article
- Bioelectrical impedance parameters add incremental value to waist-to-hip ratio for prediction of metabolic dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease in youth with overweight and obesity.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe diagnosis and comprehension of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), recently redefined as metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) are gaining a better understanding. In this study, we examined the association between visceral fat area and skeletal muscle mass ratio (VSR) and the prevalence of MASLD in a Chinese population.
methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted involving 10,916 individuals who underwent bioelectrical impedance analysis, along with anthropometric and biochemical measurements, from January 2022 to June 2023. According to the VSR distribution, sex-specific quartiles of VSR within the study population were defined. Linear trend tests were performed for the categorized VSR variables. Logistic regression models were performed to estimate the odds ratio and 95% confidence intervals between VSR distribution and MASLD prevalence stratified by sex.
resultsThe prevalence of MASLD was 37.94% in the overall population (56.34% male), and it gradually increased with higher VSR levels in both genders (P < 0.001). Logistic regression analysis demonstrated a significant association between VSR and MASLD prevalence after adjusting for confounders. The odds ratio (95% confidence interval) for MASLD, comparing the lowest to the highest VSR quartile, was 3.159 (2.671, 3.736) for men and 2.230 (1.764, 2.819) for women (all P < 0.001). Restricted cubic splines also indicated significant non-linear relationships between VSR and MASLD prevalence.
conclusionsVSR is positively associated with the prevalence of MASLD in this Chinese population, with a notably higher risk for men as VSR increases compared to women.
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