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The triglyceride-glucose index is associated with the severity of hepatic steatosis and the presence of liver fibrosis in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a cross-sectional study in Chinese adults.

Wen GuoJing LuPei QinXiaona LiWenfang ZhuJuan WuNianzhen XuQun Zhang
Published in: Lipids in health and disease (2020)
The TyG index is positively related to the severity of hepatic steatosis and the presence of liver fibrosis in NAFLD. The index also performed better than HOMA-IR.
Keyphrases
  • liver fibrosis
  • physical activity
  • risk factors
  • metabolic syndrome
  • insulin resistance
  • skeletal muscle
  • drug induced