Estimation of visceral fat is useful for the diagnosis of significant fibrosis in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Table 2 Correlations of visceral fat with anthropometric parameters, liver fat and liver fibrosis

	HOMA-IR	BMI (kg/m2)	WC (cm)	Hepatic fat (CAP) (dB/m)	Liver elastography (kPa)	Histological fibrosis stage
Visceral fat	0.16	0.64b	0.67b	0.32b	0.33b	0.112b
Hepatic fat (CAP) (dB/m)	0.001	0.45b	0.38b		0.20	0.002
WC (cm)	0.24a	0.81b		0.38b	0.23a	0.009
BMI (kg/m2)	0.21a		0.81b	0.45b	0.25b	0.003

The values correspond with r correlation coefficient or r² coefficient for histological fibrosis stage.

^aP < 0.05.

^bP < 0.01. HOMA-IR: Homeostasis Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance; CAP: Controlled attenuation parameter; WC: Waist circumference; BMI: Body mass index.