Fatty liver index is a predictor of incident diabetes in patients with prediabetes: The PREDAPS study.

OBJECTIVES:We evaluated the ability of the Fatty Liver Index (FLI), a surrogate marker of hepatic steatosis, to predict the development of type 2 diabetes (T2D) at 3 years follow-up in a Spanish cohort with prediabetes from a prospective observational study in primary care (PREDAPS). METHODS:FLI was...

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Main Authors: Josep Franch-Nadal, Llorenç Caballeria, Manel Mata-Cases, Didac Mauricio, Carolina Giraldez-García, José Mancera, Albert Goday, Xavier Mundet-Tudurí, Enrique Regidor, PREDAPS Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5983533?pdf=render