Hepatic metabolic burden and all-cause mortality across glucose metabolism statuses in a cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome population: insights from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).

When FLI was categorized into quartiles, participants in the third and highest quartiles exhibited a significantly elevated death risk compared with those in the lowest quartile (Q3: HR = 1.642, 95% CI 1.166–2.311; Q4: HR = 1.860, 95% CI 1.269–2.727), with a significant trend across increasing FLI categories ( P for trend < 0.001).

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