Table 2.

Partial correlation coefficients between VAI and NAFLD indices

Models	Men			Women
	r	P value	r	P value
NAFLD defined by
USFLI score	0.404*	<0.001	0.395*	<0.001
Fibrosis defined by
NFS score	−0.029	0.140	0.019	0.328
FIB-4	0.026	0.185	−0.013	0.514
APRI score	−0.030	0.118	−0.047	0.017

Partial correlation coefficients are calculated by adjusting for HOMA-IR, CRP and the same variable between VAI and NAFLD indices (WC for USFLI; BMI for NFS).

*P<0.001.

APRI, AST to platelet ratio index; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; BMI, body mass index; CRP, C reactive protein; FIB-4, fibrosis-4 index; HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; NAFLD, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; NFS, NAFLD fibrosis score; USFLI, US fatty liver index; VAI, visceral adiposity index; WC, waist circumference.