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Triglyceride glucose-waist to height ratio: a novel and effective marker for identifying hepatic steatosis in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Mojtaba MalekMohammad E KhamsehHaleh ChehrehgoshaSohrab NobaraniFariba Alaei-Shahmiri
Published in: Endocrine (2021)
This study confirmed that the TyG-related indices comprising TyG and obesity parameters can identify hepatic steatosis more successfully than TyG alone. Furthermore, our results highlighted TyG-WHtR as a simple and effective marker for screening fatty liver in patients with T2DM, which may be used practically in clinical setting.
Keyphrases
  • body mass index
  • metabolic syndrome
  • insulin resistance
  • type diabetes
  • weight loss
  • weight gain
  • blood glucose
  • blood pressure
  • high fat diet induced
  • glycemic control
  • skeletal muscle
  • drug induced