Association between FIB-4 index and lower extremity arterial disease in MASLD patients: a cross-sectional study
Higher FIB-4 levels are independently associated with the prevalence of LEAD in MASLD patients, although subgroup analyses did not reveal significant interactions. This suggests that further studies with larger sample sizes are needed to explore these relationships more comprehensively.
Authors
- Shifeng Cao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0527-4401)
- Ri Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8491-0578)
- Jing Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7343-2184)
- Chunxia Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7660-0462)
- Yuchen Ying (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3660-4538)
- Ziliang Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2548-3788)
- Pingping Shen
- Yuanhui Ru
- Yumeng Tian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6561-0573)
Institutions
- Ningbo University (CN)
- Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (CN)
- Bengbu Medical College (CN)
- Qingdao Binhai University (CN)
- Ningbo Medical Center Lihuili Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Lipids in Health and Disease
- Published
- 2025-03-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12944-025-02516-7
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.55