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Waist-to-Height Ratio as a Simple and Useful Indicator for Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Korean Women

Authors
 Hyun-Jae Lim  ;  Min-Seok Seo  ;  Hye-Ree Lee  ;  Jae-Yong Shim  ;  Hee-Taik Kang  ;  Yong-Jae Lee 
Citation
 Korean Journal of Obesity, Vol.25(1) : 19-23, 2016 
Journal Title
Korean Journal of Obesity
ISSN
 1226-4407 
Issue Date
2016
Keywords
Anthropometry ; Obesity ; Waist-to-height ratio ; Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Abstract
Background: It has not been determined which obesity index might be most appropriate to predict nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in Asian populations. This study aimed to evaluate the usefulness of the waist-to-height ratio in assessing patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and to identify the optimal cut-off values useful for predicting nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
Methods: Receiver operating characteristic curve analyses were conducted in order to assess the accuracy of the waist circumference, body mass index, and waist-to-height ratio for detecting nonalcoholic fatty liver disease among 616 women aged 20 years or older. To evaluate the optimal value of anthropometric indices, the Youden J-index (sensitivity+specificity-1) was used.
Results: The area under the ROC curve of waist-to-height ratio was highest among anthropometric obesity indices as follows: 0.776 (0.731-0.822) for waist circumference, 0.775 (0.728-0.822) for body mass index, and 0.792 (0.748-0.836) for waist-to-height ratio, respectively. Using a waist-to-height ration cut-off value of 0.49, the sensitivity and specificity for detecting nonalcoholic fatty liver disease were 72.3 % and 74.7%, respectively.
Conclusion: These results demonstrated that the waist-to-height ratio may be a better obesity index for identifying individuals at risk for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in Korean women.
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DOI
10.7570/kjo.2016.25.1.19
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1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Family Medicine (가정의학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Kang, Hee Taik(강희택) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8048-6247
Shim, Jae Yong(심재용) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9561-9230
Lee, Yong Jae(이용제) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6697-476X
Lee, Hye Ree(이혜리)
Lim, Hyun Jae(임현제)
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/146766
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