Frontiers in Endocrinology

Association of the fibrosis-4 index with prevalent diabetes among adults: a cross-sectional analysis of NHANES 2003-2018 and a Chinese hospital-based health examination population

By Zeng Chen, Xiaoqing Chen, Jianqiang Wang, Sheng Hu

Cross-sectional study of 35,213 peopleBiomarkers

The paper

Zeng Chen, Xiaoqing Chen, Jianqiang Wang, Sheng Hu

Wuhan Sports University

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 30 Jul 2026

doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2026.1881759 PubMed 42597398

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