Abstract:Background: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD) has a high prevalence in the general population worldwide. Both triglycerides (TG) and total cholesterol (TC) are correlated with the prevalence of NAFLD. The study purpose is to determine whether TG/TC is an effective method to screen NAFLD in the general Chinese population.Methods: 93,449 subjects with average age of 43.7 ± 14.3 years were included in this cross-sectional study. Multiple logistic regressions and receiver operator characteristic curve (ROC)… Show more
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