BackgroundExcessive lipid depositing in liver cells could induce pathophysiological development of liver. Our study aimed to assess whether non-HDL cholesterol to HDL-cholesterol ratio (NonHDLc/HDLc) is an independent risk factor for liver function tests (LFTs) abnormalities in geriatric population.MethodsWe enrolled 1745 eligible subjects (714 males, 1031 females) with normal liver function tests at baseline who participated in annual health checkup for liver disease in 2015. Logistic regression models were used to examine the independent relationship between NonHDLc/HDLc ratio and LFTs abnormalities.ResultsAfter one year follow-up, there were 6.1% (n=107) participants developed new-onset LFTs abnormalities in 2016. Equally dividing participants into tertiles according to their baseline NonHDLc/HDLc ratio levels, we found compared with tertile 1, the multivariable-adjusted ORs (95% CIs) for new-onset LFTs abnormalities of tertile 3 were 2.85 (1.18-6.93), P=0.021. In stratified analysis, compared with controls, the correlation between NonHDLc/HDLc ratio and incidence of LFTs abnormalities was more remarkable in female individuals, BMI >24 individuals and free of diabetes individuals.ConclusionOur study suggests that NonHDLc/HDLc ratio is an independent risk factor for LFTs abnormalities in geriatric population, and assessment of NonHDLc/HDLc ratio may help early identify high risk people of liver diseases.Trial registrationTrial registration in the Ethics Committee of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (IORG No: IORG0003571). Registered 3 March 2015.
基金：
National Natural Science Foundation of China [81270267, 81370407]
第一作者单位：[1]Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Union Hosp, Dept Geriatr, Tongji Med Coll, Wuhan 430022, Hubei, Peoples R China
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推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714)：
An Tianhui,Song Yi,Yang Yi,et al.Non-HDL-cholesterol to HDL-cholesterol ratio is an independent risk factor for liver function tests abnormalities in geriatric population[J].LIPIDS IN HEALTH AND DISEASE.2018,17:doi:10.1186/s12944-018-0940-0.
APA：
An, Tianhui,Song, Yi,Yang, Yi,Guo, Mengyuan,Liu, Hui...&Wang, Zhaohui.(2018).Non-HDL-cholesterol to HDL-cholesterol ratio is an independent risk factor for liver function tests abnormalities in geriatric population.LIPIDS IN HEALTH AND DISEASE,17,
MLA：
An, Tianhui,et al."Non-HDL-cholesterol to HDL-cholesterol ratio is an independent risk factor for liver function tests abnormalities in geriatric population".LIPIDS IN HEALTH AND DISEASE 17.(2018)
