Body mass index and waist-to-height ratio effect on mortality in non-alcoholic fatty liver: revisiting the obesity paradox
The "obesity paradox" in NAFLD patients can be explained by smoking and reverse causation. WHtR was a better predictor of mortality than BMI.
Authors
- Bin Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3284-908X)
- Yidong Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3892-1687)
- Yinan Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8909-0385)
- Hao Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7955-1363)
- Hongsheng Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2548-7882)
- Mingkai Li
- Bilan Yang
Institutions
- Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- Key Laboratory of Guangdong Province (CN)
- Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- Eighth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Endocrinology
- Published
- 2024-12-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2024.1419715
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.55
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province
- Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province for Distinguished Young Scholars