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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2025

Association between lipid accumulation product and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease with normal weight: a population-based study.

Lingde Shen, Yuanfang Lin, Weifeng Chen, Hui Peng

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Lingde ShenDepartment of Tuina, Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital (The Fourth Clinical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine), Shenzhen, China.
Yuanfang LinDepartment of Tuina, Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital (The Fourth Clinical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine), Shenzhen, China.
Weifeng ChenDepartment of General Practice, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital (The First Affiliated of Shenzhen University), Shenzhen, China.
Hui PengDepartment of General Practice, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital (The First Affiliated of Shenzhen University), Shenzhen, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Previous studies have indicated that Lipid accumulation product (LAP) can serve as a predictor for various metabolic diseases. However, the relationship between LAP and Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in individuals with normal weight remains unclear. Methods: This study involves a secondary analysis of a retrospective cohort study conducted among a Japanese population consisting of 10,391 participants with normal weight, spanning from 2004 to 2015. LAP is determined by utilizing Waist circumference (WC) and Triglyceride (TG) levels. Participants were categorized into groups based on LAP quartiles. We performed an analysis of the association between LAP and NAFLD using Cox proportional-hazard regression, smooth curve fitting, and sensitivity analyses. Prediction accuracy was evaluated using the area under the curve (AUC) analysis, sensitivity, and specificity, using Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curves. Results: The analysis revealed a statistically significant positive correlation between LAP and normal-weight NAFLD ( Conclusion: Our study reveals a non-linear association between the LAP and the risk of NAFLD in individuals of normal weight, with LAP demonstrating superior predictive accuracy compared to BMI and WC. These results advocate for the use of LAP thresholds to guide early lifestyle interventions during metabolically reversible stages and to improve the identification of high-risk lean individuals who may be overlooked by current BMI-based screening methods.

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LAPlipid accumulation productNAFLDnon-alcoholic fatty liver diseasenormal weight

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