Visceral adiposity index as a predictor of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: a cross-sectional study
While VAI demonstrated significant positive associations with MASLD risk, non-invasive scores like LAP and FLI emerged as superior diagnostic tools, balancing accuracy with clinical practicality.
Authors
- Linfang He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2294-9586)
- Qinghai Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5612-5190)
- Tuo Zhou
- Linjie Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7431-4490)
- Xiang Ding (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1097-176X)
Institutions
- Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Yueyang Second People's Hospital (CN)
- Yueyang Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Gastroenterology
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-025-03957-1
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.77