Usefulness of Body Fat and Visceral Fat Determined by Bioimpedanciometry versus Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference in Predicting Elevated Values of Different Risk Scales for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.
María Gordito SolerAngel Arturo Lopez GonzalezDaniela VallejosEmilio Martínez-Almoyna RifáMaría Teófila Vicente-HerreroJosé Ignacio Ramirez-ManentPublished in: Nutrients (2024)
In our study, all the overweight and obesity scales show a very good association with the scales assessing the risk of MAFLD. These values are higher for visceral and body fat than for waist circumference and the BMI. Both visceral fat and body fat are better associated than the BMI and waist circumference with MAFLD risk scales.