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The relationship between HCY and continuous AIP was analyzed by multiple linear regression, while the relation with high AIP risk was studied by logistic regression. Mediation analysis was performed using the bootstrap method, with white blood cell count (WBC) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) as putative mediators. Subgroup analysis and formal interaction tests were conducted to investigate if the association between HCY and AIP varied among different clinical groups.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Plasma HCY was positively correlated with AIP (\n                      <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.294,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001). In multivariable linear regression, each 1\u2005\u03bcmol\/L increase in HCY was associated with a 0.0113-unit increase in AIP after adjustment for potential confounders (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001). Logistic regression showed that each 1\u2005\u03bcmol\/L increase in HCY was associated with a higher likelihood of high AIP risk (OR\u2009=\u20091.282, 95% CI: 1.186\u20131.387). Bootstrap mediation analyses did not identify significant indirect effects through either WBC or ALT. Subgroup analyses further showed that the positive association between HCY and AIP was stronger in participants with BMI\u2009\u2265\u200924\u2005kg\/m (=0.014) than in those with BMI\u2009&amp;lt;\u200924\u2005kg\/m (=0.008), with significant effect modification by BMI (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      for interaction\u2009=\u20090.006).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Plasma HCY was independently and positively associated with AIP, and this relationship was more pronounced among overweight or obese participants. The association appeared to be driven mainly by a direct pathway, with no statistically significant mediation through the selected markers of inflammation or liver function. 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