ABSTRACT
Objective: To evaluate the importance of waist to hip ratio among all the possible risk factors in the development of NAFLD. Methods: The samples were selected from individuals receiving physical examination from the 14th of October to the 4th of November in 2004.The enrolling criteria were as follows:①BMI between 25-29.9.②ethanol consumption was less than 40 g per week.③markers of hepatitis virus were negative.④no diabetes mellitus.The diagnosis of fatty liver was based on sonographic evidence.According to the standards,81 cases were chosen,including 59 patients with NAFLD and 22 normal controls.Seven indices were recorded in fasting state: age,BMI,waist to hip ratio(WHR),serum cholesterol,serum lipid,serum glucose and insulin sensitivity index.Results: The fatty liver group,compared with the normal controls,was significantly marked with higher BMI(26.70 vs 26.15,(P=)0.026), WHR(0.90 vs 0.86,P=0.002),serum lipid(1.99 vs 1.42 P=0.001) and lower insulin sensitive index(0.025 vs 0.039,P=0.005).By binary logistic regression analysis,WHR and insulin sensitive index is significantly associated with the development of NAFLD,and the P value is 0.01 and 0.069 respectively. Conclusion: WHR is an independent factor in the development of NAFLD in patients with BMI matched and non-DM mild fatty individuals.