Exploring the correlation between cardiac surface temperature and metabolic-related fatty liver disease diagnosis using infrared thermography technology
Objective:To investigate the correlation between heart surface temperature and metabolic associated fatty liver disease(MAFLD)based on infrared thermography.Methods:A total of 430 patients were selected from Liuzhou Hospital of traditional Chinese medicine(Liuzhou Zhuang Hospital)from July 2021 to December 2022,general data,physiological,biochemical and medical infrared thermal imaging information were collected.The subjects were divided into fatty liver group and non-fatty liver group.The risk factors of MAFLD were analyzed by Spearman correlation coefficient and logistic regression.Results:Spearman's correlation coefficient and Logistic regression analysis showed that age,sex,upper focus(heart),axillar-eye,middle-lower focus and axillar-hypochondral were risk factors for MAFLD.Random forest and decision tree analysis showed that when the upper temperature was below 30.34℃,the risk of MAFLD was 100%.The risk of MAFLD was higher when the upper focus(heart)temperature was 30.34-31.38 ℃ and the age was over 41 years old.The risk of MAFLD was higher when the temperature of the upper focus(heart)was 31.38-32.51℃ and the temperature difference between bilateral axilla and bilateral hyporibs was 0.63-1.33℃.The risk of MAFLD was higher when the upper focal(heart)temperature is 32.51-33.6℃and the age was over 37 years old.And the model to predict the total accuracy rate of 97.4%.Conclusion:There is a positive correlation between coolness deviation in the upper focus(heart)and the risk of developing MAFLD.The lower the surface temperature of the upper focus(heart),the higher the risk of developing MAFLD.In clinical practice,health management can be carried out for individuals with persistent focal(cardiac)cooling deviation to delay the occurrence and progression of MAFLD.