Association Between Fatty Liver Index, Controlled Attenuation Parameter, and Metabolic Syndrome Stages: A Community-Based Study

03 September 2023: Clinical Research

Lee-Won Chong ^12BDEG , Bagas Suryo Bintoro ^34CDEF , Ming-Hsien Tsai ^25DF , Yu-Min Lin ^12DF , Chyi-Huey Bai ^67ABCEG*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.940691

Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e940691

Table 1 Clinical and biochemical characteristics of the study subjects stratified by sex.

Variables	Unit	All (n=170)		Male (n=68)		Female (n=102)		p
Variables	Unit	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	p

Age	Year	63.8	9.6	64.4	9.7	63.3	9.5	0.48
Body Mass Index^b	kg/m	24.2	3.4	24.8	3.6	23.8	3.3	0.069

WC,^a	cm	81.3	8.9	85.6	8.9	78.5	7.7
FPG^a	mg/dl	95	28.1	98	34.9	93	22.5	0.257
HbA1c	%	6.0	0.9	6	1	6	0.8	0.983
TG,^a	mg/dl	114.2	52.8	123.1	53.8	108.5	51.5	0.08
HDL^a	mg/dl	54.4	13.2	50.7	15.4	56.8	11.1	0.003
LDL	mg/dl	114.9	28.4	116.2	30.1	114	27.3	0.627
TC	mg/dl	190.2	31.6	190.4	36	190.2	28.5	0.968
SBP^a	mmHg	120.2	19.1	125.3	15.6	116.8	20.5	0.004
DBP^a	mmHg	73.2	10.3	75.5	9.1	71.6	10.7	0.015
AST	units/L	19.6	5.7	20.6	5.7	18.9	5.5	0.064
ALT	units/L	18.4	9.4	21.2	10.7	16.5	8	0.001
GGT^b	units/L	18.9	12.5	22.3	15.3	16.6	9.8	0.004
Platelet	10/uL	242.8	57.4	237.5	63.4	246.3	53.1	0.329

FIB-4		1.3	0.6	1.4	0.5	1.3	0.6	0.645
FLI		22.7	21.3	30.9	24.9	17.2	16.4
CAP	dB/m	273.5	54.0	276.2	58.8	271.6	50.7	0.589
^a The 5 standard risk factors evaluated for the clinical diagnosis of MetS. ^b The 4 variables used to determine FLI. SD – standard deviation; WC – waist circumference; FPG – fasting plasma glucose; HBA1C – glycated hemoglobin; TG – triglyceride; HDL – high-density lipoprotein; LDL – low-density lipoprotein; TC – total cholesterol; SBP – systolic blood pressure; DBP – diastolic blood pressure; AST – aspartate aminotransferase; ALT – alanine aminotransferase; GGT – g-Glutamyl transferase; FIB-4 – fibrosis-4; FLI – fatty liver index; CAP – controlled attenuation parameter.