Association between fibrosis-4 index (FIB-4) and gallstones: an analysis of the NHANES 2017–2020 cross-sectional study
In this study, we found that elevated levels of FIB-4 were significantly and positively association with the risk of gallstones, and showed a non-linear trend. FIB-4 may have a potential application in the risk assessment of gallstones.
Authors
- Carolina Fu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0577-9872)
- Xintian Cai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3172-1540)
- Hongping Cheng
- Mixue Guo
- Haifeng Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6930-4000)
- Zufa Zhang
- Huqiang Dong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3087-773X)
Institutions
- Jilin University (CN)
- First Hospital of Jilin University (CN)
- Ningxia Medical University (CN)
- Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University (CN)
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Gastroenterology
- Published
- 2025-04-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-025-03809-y
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.04