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. 2022 Dec 1;13:1035418. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2022.1035418

Table 1.

Definitions and calculation methods of indicators.

Indicators Full name Calculation methods
BMI Body mass index Wt/Ht2
AI1 Atherosclerosis index1 (TC−HDL-C)/HDL-C
AI2 Atherosclerosis index2 LDL-C/HDL-C
non-HDL-C Non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol TC−HDL-C
R-CHR Coronary heart index TC/HDL-C
AIP Atherogenic index of plasma lg(TG/HDL-C)
LCI Lipid comprehensive index TC×TG×LDL-C/HDL-C
BLCI1 Bilirubin lipid composite index1 TC/(HDL-C+TBIL)
BLCI2 Bilirubin lipid composite index2 LDL-C/(HDL-C+TBIL)
TG/HDL-C Triglyceride/(high-density lipoprotein cholesterol) TG/HDL-C
BAI Body adiposity index HC/Ht1.5−18
BRI Body roundness index 364.2−365.5×{1−[WC/(π×Ht)]2}0.5
LAP Lipid accumulation product (WC−65)×TG for males
(WC−58)×TG for females
VAI Visceral adiposity index WC/(39.68 + 1.88×BMI)×(TG/1.03)×(1.31/HDL-C) for males
WC/(36.58 + 1.89×BMI)×(TG/0.81)×(1.52/HDL-C) for females
WTI Waist circumference-triglyceride index WC×TG
WWI Weight-adjusted waist index WC/Wt0.5
CVAI Chinese visceral adiposity index −267.93+0.68×age+0.03×BMI+4.00×WC+22.00×Lg(TG)−16.32×HDL-C for males
−187.32+1.71×age+4.23×BMI+1.12×WC+39.76×Lg(TG)−11.66×HDL-C for females
FLI Fatty liver index 100/(1+e-z)
z=0.953×lnTG+0.139×BMI+0.718×lnGGT+0.053×WC−15.745
ZJU index Zhejiang University index BMI+FPG+TG+3×ALT/AST for males
BMI+FPG+TG+3×ALT/AST+2 for females
TyG index Triglyceride-glucose index ln(TG×FPG/2)
FLDI Fatty liver disease index BMI+TG+3×(ALT/AST)+2×hyperglycemia(HG)
(presence of HG, HG=1; absence of HG, HG=0)
CMI Cardiometabolic index (WC/Ht)×(TG/HDL-C)

Wt, weight; Ht, height; TC, total cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TBil, total bilirubin; HC, hip circumference; WC, waist circumference; GGT, gamma-glutamyl transferase; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; ALT, alanine transaminase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase.