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Abstract: Objective To construct a risk prediction model for metabolic associated fatty
liver disease (MAFLD) in middle-aged and young sedentary population. Methods A total
of 893 sedentary middle-aged and young adults who underwent physical examination in
the First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University from April 1st, 2024 to August 31st, 2024
were conveniently selected as the research objects. Indicators such as waist circumference,
hip circumference, body mass index (BMI), fasting blood glucose, total cholesterol (TC),
triglyceride (TG), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), low-density lipoprotein
cholesterol (LDL-C), blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, blood uric acid, alanine aminotransferase
(ALT), γ-glutamyl transferase (GGT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), total bilirubin (TBil),
red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, hemoglobin, serum thyroxine (T4), triiodothyronine
(T3), thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), sedentary time, psychological stress and sleep quality
were collected. The participants were divided into a training set (625 cases) and a validation set
(268 cases) at a ratio of 7∶3 using a random number method. According to whether the patients
had MAFLD, they were further divided into a MAFLD group and a non-MAFLD group. The
differences in the above-mentioned indicators between the two groups were compared. Logistic
regression analysis was used to identify the risk factors for MAFLD in the training set. A
nomogram model was constructed using R Studio 4.3.3. The predictive value and clinical utility
of the nomogram were evaluated by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, calibration
curve and clinical decision curve. Results The prevalence of MAFLD in middle-aged and
young sedentary population was 45.0% (402/893). There was no significant difference in clinical
indexes between the training set and the verification set (all P > 0.05). Multivariate Logistic
regression analysis showed that long sedentary time [≥ 8 h ~ ≤ 10 h (OR = 1.940, 95%CI:
1.027~3.665, P = 0.041); > 10 h (OR = 5.274, 95%CI: 2.783~9.996, P < 0.001)], high
psychological stress (OR = 2.430, 95%CI: 1.183~4.992, P = 0.016), BMI (OR = 1.568, 95%CI:
1.372~1.793, P < 0.001), fasting blood glucose (OR = 1.407, 95%CI: 1.023~1.936, P =
0.036) and TG (OR = 1.279, 95%CI: 1.076~1.520, P = 0.005) were independent risk factors
for MAFLD in middle-aged and young sedentary population, and HDL-C was a protective
factor (OR = 0.251, 95%CI: 0.070~0.898, P = 0.034). The nomogram model was constructed
based on the above six predictors. ROC curve showed that the area under the ROC curve of the
training set was 0.913 (95%CI: 0.890~0.935), with a sensitivity of 0.911 and a specificity of
0.768. The area under the ROC curve of the validation set was 0.931 (95%CI: 0.897~0.959),
with a sensitivity of 0.872 and a specificity of 0.964. Clinical decision curve analysis indicated
that using the nomogram prediction model to predict the risk of MAFLD in young and middle
aged sedentary populations was more beneficial when the threshold probability was between 0.01
and 0.94. Conclusion The nomogram model constructed in this study can individually predict
the risk of MAFLD in young and middle-aged sedentary populations and has high predictive
accuracy.
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