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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Metabolic syndrome and severity of fibrosis in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: An age-dependent risk profiling study
Liver International, Volume 37, No. 9, Year 2017
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Background & Aims: Metabolic syndrome (MS) and its individual components are associated with the severity and progression of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). We sought to evaluate the relationship between MS components and the risk of severe hepatic fibrosis in NAFLD patients discriminated by age. Methods: We considered 863 consecutive patients with biopsy-proven NAFLD, who had been fully evaluated for components of MS. Results: Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that F3-F4 was associated with visceral obesity, IFG/diabetes, and low high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, but not triglycerides >150 or arterial hypertension. A significant interaction was found between age and visceral obesity (P=.04). By stratifying patients for age, we confirmed the interaction between inclusion in the third age tertile (>54 years) and visceral obesity (P=.04). In the lower (<41 years) and middle (41-54 years) age tertiles, the risk for F3-F4 fibrosis was mostly driven by visceral obesity and IFG/diabetes. This risk was higher in those with all three metabolic risk factors. Finally, among patients in the higher age tertile (>54 years), obesity did not affect the severity of fibrosis, and the risk of severe fibrosis was higher in those with low HDL and IFG/diabetes with/without visceral obesity (52%-54%). Conclusions: Among patients with NAFLD, the metabolic profiles associated with risk for severe fibrosis varied among age groups. Low HDL, obesity and IFG/diabetes were prevalent among patients in the lower and middle age tertiles. HDL and IFG/diabetes but not visceral obesity were prevalent among those in the highest age tertile. © 2017 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd
Authors & Co-Authors
Petta, Salvatore
Italy, Palermo
Università Degli Studi Di Palermo
Eslam, Mohammed
Australia, Parramatta
The Westmead Institute for Medical Research
Valenti, Luca Vittorio Carlo
Italy, Milan
Università Degli Studi Di Milano
Bugianesi, Elisabetta
Italy, Turin
Università Degli Studi Di Torino
Barbara, Marco
Italy, Palermo
Università Degli Studi Di Palermo
Camma, Calogero
Italy, Palermo
Università Degli Studi Di Palermo
Rosso, Chiara
Italy, Turin
Università Degli Studi Di Torino
George, Jacob A.
Australia, Parramatta
The Westmead Institute for Medical Research
Craxì, Antonio
Italy, Palermo
Università Degli Studi Di Palermo
Statistics
Citations: 42
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/liv.13397
ISSN:
14783223
Research Areas
Noncommunicable Diseases
Study Approach
Quantitative