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. 2021 Apr 24;13(5):1442. doi: 10.3390/nu13051442

Table 2.

Non-invasive biomarker detection methods [53,56].

Steatosis and Fibrosis Scores Measured parameters
Fatty liver index (FLI) BMI, waist circumference, triglycerides, and GGT
NAFLD liver fat score (NLFS) Metabolic syndrome, T2DM, fasting serum insulin, and fasting serum AST/ALT ratio
NAFLD fibrosis score (NFS) Age, BMI, IFG and diabetes, AST-to-ALT ratio, platelets, and albumin
Fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) index Age, AST, ALT, and platelet

Abbreviations: BMI: body mass index; GGT: gamma-glutamyl transferase; T2DM: type 2 diabetes mellitus; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; IFG: impaired fasting glucose.