The role of plasma atherogenic index in patients with NAFLD

Background Plasma atherogenic index (PAI) is a novel investigated in recent years related to cardiovascular disease and atherosclerosis. The role of PAI not clear non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFLD). This study aimed examine the patients with NAFLD its relationship metabolic components.
 Material Methods was designed as retrospective study, patients' files admitted Internal Medicine unit were retrospectively scanned. Within scope demographic laboratory data groups without compared.
 Results A total 234 evaluated, 159 which (age: 39.52 ± 10.38 years) 75 controls 38.07 12.11 (p = 0.374). level statistically significantly higher group compared control 0.006). In whole correlation analysis, body mass < 0.001, r 0.363), waist circumference 0.366), systolic blood pressure 0.333), diastolic 0.210), ALT 0.312), AST 0.005, 0.182), fasting plasma glucose 0.017, 0.157) insulin resistance 0.302) values positively correlated.
 Conclusions NAFLD; this associated other components, especially resistance. indicates that may be clinical progression pathogenesis course disease.