Association between Hemoglobin Glycation Index and NAFLD in Chinese Nondiabetic Individuals

Purpose. Limited studies have preliminarily identified a positive association between nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and hemoglobin glycation index (HGI). However, this association has not been fully established. We aim to investigate the association between NAFLD and HGI in Chinese nondia...

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Main Authors: Di-Shuang Hu, Sheng-Hao Zhu, Xu Li, Qin-Fen Chen, Chun-Jing Lin, Dan-Hong Fang, Jian-Sheng Wu
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Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/8748459
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author Di-Shuang Hu
Sheng-Hao Zhu
Xu Li
Qin-Fen Chen
Chun-Jing Lin
Dan-Hong Fang
Jian-Sheng Wu
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Sheng-Hao Zhu
Xu Li
Qin-Fen Chen
Chun-Jing Lin
Dan-Hong Fang
Jian-Sheng Wu
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description Purpose. Limited studies have preliminarily identified a positive association between nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and hemoglobin glycation index (HGI). However, this association has not been fully established. We aim to investigate the association between NAFLD and HGI in Chinese nondiabetic individuals and to construct a risk score based on HGI to predict a person’s risk of NAFLD. Methods. After strict exclusion criteria, 5,903 individuals were included in this retrospective cross-sectional study. We randomly selected 1,967 subjects in the enrollment to obtain an equation of linear regression, which was used to calculate predicted HbA1c and drive HGI. The other subjects were classified into four categories according to HGI level (≤−0.22, −0.21∼0.02, 0.03∼0.28, and ≥0.29). All subjects retrospectively reviewed the baseline characteristics, laboratory examinations, and abdominal ultrasonography. Results. The prevalence of NAFLD in this population was 20.7%, which increases along with the growth of HGI levels (P<0.001). Adjusted to multiple factors, this trend still remained significant (OR: 1.172 (95% CI, 1.074–1.279)). The combined NAFLD risk score based on HGI resulted in an area under the receiver operator characteristic curve (AUROC) of 0.85 provided sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and a negative predictive value for NAFLD of 84.4%, 71.3%, 65.0%, and 88.0%, respectively. Conclusions. NAFLD is independently associated with HGI levels in Chinese nondiabetic individuals. And, NAFLD risk score may be used as one of the risk predictors of NAFLD in nondiabetic population.
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spelling doaj-art-d643d2d7646b4dcca1c30792dbe6af0a2025-08-20T02:19:40ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology2291-27892291-27972019-01-01201910.1155/2019/87484598748459Association between Hemoglobin Glycation Index and NAFLD in Chinese Nondiabetic IndividualsDi-Shuang Hu0Sheng-Hao Zhu1Xu Li2Qin-Fen Chen3Chun-Jing Lin4Dan-Hong Fang5Jian-Sheng Wu6Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, ChinaDepartment of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, ChinaWenzhou Medical University RenJi College, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, ChinaMedical and Health Care Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, ChinaMedical and Health Care Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, ChinaMedical and Health Care Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, ChinaMedical and Health Care Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, ChinaPurpose. Limited studies have preliminarily identified a positive association between nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and hemoglobin glycation index (HGI). However, this association has not been fully established. We aim to investigate the association between NAFLD and HGI in Chinese nondiabetic individuals and to construct a risk score based on HGI to predict a person’s risk of NAFLD. Methods. After strict exclusion criteria, 5,903 individuals were included in this retrospective cross-sectional study. We randomly selected 1,967 subjects in the enrollment to obtain an equation of linear regression, which was used to calculate predicted HbA1c and drive HGI. The other subjects were classified into four categories according to HGI level (≤−0.22, −0.21∼0.02, 0.03∼0.28, and ≥0.29). All subjects retrospectively reviewed the baseline characteristics, laboratory examinations, and abdominal ultrasonography. Results. The prevalence of NAFLD in this population was 20.7%, which increases along with the growth of HGI levels (P<0.001). Adjusted to multiple factors, this trend still remained significant (OR: 1.172 (95% CI, 1.074–1.279)). The combined NAFLD risk score based on HGI resulted in an area under the receiver operator characteristic curve (AUROC) of 0.85 provided sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and a negative predictive value for NAFLD of 84.4%, 71.3%, 65.0%, and 88.0%, respectively. Conclusions. NAFLD is independently associated with HGI levels in Chinese nondiabetic individuals. And, NAFLD risk score may be used as one of the risk predictors of NAFLD in nondiabetic population.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/8748459
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Chun-Jing Lin
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Association between Hemoglobin Glycation Index and NAFLD in Chinese Nondiabetic Individuals
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
title Association between Hemoglobin Glycation Index and NAFLD in Chinese Nondiabetic Individuals
title_full Association between Hemoglobin Glycation Index and NAFLD in Chinese Nondiabetic Individuals
title_fullStr Association between Hemoglobin Glycation Index and NAFLD in Chinese Nondiabetic Individuals
title_full_unstemmed Association between Hemoglobin Glycation Index and NAFLD in Chinese Nondiabetic Individuals
title_short Association between Hemoglobin Glycation Index and NAFLD in Chinese Nondiabetic Individuals
title_sort association between hemoglobin glycation index and nafld in chinese nondiabetic individuals
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/8748459
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