Fatty liver index as an independent predictor of all-cause and disease-specific mortality
Ruixin Zhang,
Shuhao Ren,
Hongfei Mi
et al.
Abstract:Purpose:
This study aims to assess the prognostic value of the fatty liver index (FLI), a noninvasive tool for hepatic steatosis assessment, in predicting all-cause and disease-specific mortality.
Methods:
We linked data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III (1988–1994) with Public-Use Mortality Files, forming a cohort of 11 297 participants with a median follow-up period of 26.25 years. Cox proportional hazards models were used … Show more
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