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. 2022 Jul 8;34(8):865–872. doi: 10.1097/MEG.0000000000002399

Table 1.

Characteristics of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease-related models

Model Full name Country, year Formula
FLI [10] Fatty Liver Index Italy, 2006 FLI = e 0.953 × ln TG + 0.139 × BMI + 0.718 × ln (GGT) + 0.053 × WC − 15.745)/(1 + e 0.953 × ln TG + 0.139 × BMI + 0.718 × ln (GGT) + 0.053 × WC − 15.745) × 100
FLD [14] Fatty liver disease index China, 2013 FLD index = BMI + TG + 3 (ALT/AST ratio) + 2HG (presence of HG, HG = 1; absence of HG, HG = 0)
ZJU [15] Zhejiang University index China, 2015 ZJU index = BMI + FPG + TG + 3 ALT/AST ratio + 2 (if female)
LAP [12] Lipid accumulation product Italy, 2010 LAP (male) = (WC – 65) × TG
LAP (female) = (WC – 58) × TG
CAP [16] Regression formula of controlled attenuation parameter China, 2018 CAP = 113.163 + 0.252 × ALT + 6.316 × BMI
WHtR [9] Waist-to-Height Ratio Japan, 1995 WHtR = WC/height × 100
TyG [11] Triglyceride and glucose index Mexico, 2008 TyG = ln[(TG × FPG)/2]
VAI [13] Visceral adiposity index Italy, 2012 VAI (male) = (WC/(39.68 + (1.88 × BMI))) × (TG/1.03) × (1.31/HDL-C)
VAI (female) = (WC/(39.58 + (1.89 × BMI))) × (TG/0.81) × (1.52/HDL-C)

ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartic transaminase; BP, blood pressure; DM, diabetes mellitus; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; GGT, gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase; HG, hyperglycemia; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; TB, total bilirubin; TC, total cholesterol; WC, waist circumference; platelet count.