Markers the most associated with liver fat content. And a test.

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Data in parentheses are 95% confdence interval. Factor change is the exponentiated coeffcient of Poisson regression, that is, with one unit change of a variable, liver fat content changes by the specifed factor, for hypertensives by 15%. Estimates are calculated with the variables that had been selected by boosting and using a standard multivariate Poisson model with quasi-Poisson distribution. * Systolic blood pressure  140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure  90 mmHg or antihypertensive medication.

Last review and update: Octobre 31, 2019.

Physiological Literacy:

A recent study of liver fat content and liver iron content with the use of MRI concluded the following:

Liver fat content is associated with waist-to-height ratio, alanine transaminase, uric acid, serum triglycerides, and blood pressure.

The data are presented in the table below.

Data in parentheses are 95% confdence interval. Factor change is the exponentiated coeffcient of Poisson regression, that is, with one unit change of a variable, liver fat content changes by the specifed factor, for hypertensives by 15%. Estimates are calculated with the variables that had been selected by boosting and using a standard multivariate Poisson model with quasi-Poisson distribution. * Systolic blood pressure  140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure  90 mmHg or antihypertensive medication.
Data in parentheses are 95% confdence interval. Factor change is the exponentiated coeffcient of Poisson regression, that is, with one unit change of a variable, liver fat content changes by the specifed factor, for hypertensives by 15%. Estimates are calculated with the variables that had been selected by boosting and using a standard multivariate Poisson model with quasi-Poisson distribution. * Systolic blood pressure  140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure  90 mmHg or antihypertensive medication.

A Test of Physiological Literacy, A General Test.

1.

1.1.

A man is 200cm high and has a waist circumference of f100cm.
2 years later, his waist circumference becomes 120cm.

By how much his liver fat content will change in percent?

1.2.

Which of the two changes would be worse in terms of the potential increase in liver fat content for the man:

(a) his fasting blood glucose goes up 1mmol/L but his waist circumference remains unchanged, i.e. 100cm,

(b) his waist circumference increases from 100cm to 120cm, but his fasting blood glucose remains unchanged.

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