Abstract | BACKGROUND AND AIM: It is known that ultrasonography (US) cannot differentiate between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease ( NAFLD) and steatohepatitis. However, US can accurately estimate the severity of the steatosis. The clinical significance of severe hepatic fatty change by US has not been explored. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the severity of the fatty liver, classified by US, and the degree of metabolic disorders with insulin resistance. METHODS: In 16 486 Taiwanese patients, severity of fatty change on US was classified as follows: group A (n = 6950), absence of fatty change; group B (n = 8694), mild; and group C (n = 842), severe fatty liver change. Biometabolic parameters included body mass index (BMI), blood pressure (BP), fasting plasma glucose, triglycerides, cholesterol, aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and serum creatinine. Nominal logistic regression analysis was used to estimate the odds ratio for different degrees of fatty liver. RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Pi-Jung Hsiao, Kung-Kai Kuo, Shyi-Jang Shin, Yi-Hsin Yang, Wen-Yi Lin, Jeng-Fu Yang, Chao-Chin Chiu, Wan-Long Chuang, Tong-Rong Tsai, Ming-Lung Yu |
Journal | Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
(J Gastroenterol Hepatol)
Vol. 22
Issue 12
Pg. 2118-23
(Dec 2007)
ISSN: 0815-9319 [Print] Australia |
PMID | 18031368
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Anthropometry
- Body Mass Index
- Fatty Liver
(complications, epidemiology)
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Metabolic Syndrome
(complications, epidemiology)
- Middle Aged
- Prevalence
- Risk Factors
- Taiwan
(epidemiology)
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