Abdominal adiposity is a stronger risk factor compare with visceral adiposity.The specificity and sensitivity of diagnosing hepatic steatosis are significantly higher by using WHR than by BMI.

• 腰臀比值与体重指数都可作为脂肪肝的危险预测因素，腰臀比值比体重指数特异性更高，两者结合进行可明显提高脂肪肝风险预测的特异性和敏感性。