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We aimed to analyze the mediating effect of PTG on \u03c9-3 and NAFLD.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In March 2024, volunteers were recruited from the Hebei Provincial People\u2019s Hospital. In total, 108 volunteers met the inclusion criteria. The basic information and biochemical parameters, as well as \u03c9-3 and PTG were collected. NAFLD was diagnosed according to abdominal ultrasonography. The clinical characteristics of the participants was analyzed by quartiles of \u03c9-3 (O1-O4 quartiles) and PTG (P1-P4 quartiles), respectively. Pearson correlation analysis was performed to investigate the correlation between \u03c9-3 and PTG. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was applied to analyze the effect of \u03c9-3 and PTG on NAFLD. Bootstrap was conducted to explore whether PTG mediated the association between \u03c9-3 and NAFLD.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Pearson correlation analysis indicated that \u03c9-3 was negatively associated with PTG. Multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that compared to the low \u03c9-3 group, the risk of NAFLD significantly decreased in high \u03c9-3 group [OR = 0.024 (0.006 \u223c 0.104)]. Mediating effect analysis showed that \u03c9-3 significantly directly influenced NAFLD prevalence [\u03b2 = \u22120.077, 95%CI (\u22120.128, \u22120.026)], and PTG partly mediated the indirect effect of the \u03c9-3 on NAFLD prevalence [\u03b2 = \u22120.084, 95%CI (\u22120.130, \u22120.037)], and the mediating effect accounted for 52.17% of the total effects.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this cross-sectional analysis, both \u03c9-3 and PTG were predictors of NAFLD, and PTG partly statistically mediated the indirect effect of the \u03c9-3 on NAFLD prevalence.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fphys.2026.1742536","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,16]],"date-time":"2026-01-16T05:22:11Z","timestamp":1768540931000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Mediating effect analysis of postprandial triglyceride on Omega-3 and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in individuals with normal fasting lipid levels"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Luxuan","family":"Li","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Internal Medicine, Hebei Medical University","place":["Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China"]},{"name":"Department of Endocrinology, Hebei General Hospital","place":["Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China"]},{"name":"Department of Endocrinology, Baoding First Central Hospital","place":["Baoding, Hebei, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yale","family":"Tang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Internal Medicine, Hebei Medical University","place":["Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China"]},{"name":"Department of Endocrinology, Hebei General Hospital","place":["Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yilin","family":"Hou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Internal Medicine, Hebei Medical University","place":["Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China"]},{"name":"Department of Endocrinology, Hebei General Hospital","place":["Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Xiaoyu","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Internal Medicine, Hebei Medical University","place":["Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China"]},{"name":"Department of Endocrinology, Hebei General Hospital","place":["Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Dandan","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Internal Medicine, Hebei Medical University","place":["Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China"]},{"name":"Department of Endocrinology, Hebei General Hospital","place":["Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China"]},{"name":"Department of Endocrinology, Baoding First Central Hospital","place":["Baoding, Hebei, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Peipei","family":"Tian","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Internal Medicine, Hebei Medical University","place":["Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China"]},{"name":"Department of Endocrinology, Hebei General Hospital","place":["Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Guangyao","family":"Song","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Internal Medicine, Hebei Medical University","place":["Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China"]},{"name":"Department of Endocrinology, Hebei General Hospital","place":["Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,16]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"445","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ecl.2023.01.003","article-title":"Lipid disorders and metabolic-associated fatty liver disease","volume":"52","author":"Anwar","year":"2023","journal-title":"Endocrinol. 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