• J Formos Med Assoc · Jan 2020

    Multicenter Study

    Risk stratification of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease across body mass index in a community basis.

    • Jee-Fu Huang, Pei-Chien Tsai, Ming-Lun Yeh, Chung-Feng Huang, Ching-I Huang, Meng-Hsuan Hsieh, Chia-Yen Dai, Jeng-Fu Yang, Shinn-Chern Chen, Ming-Lung Yu, Wan-Long Chuang, and Wen-Yu Chang.
    • Hepatobiliary Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Faculty of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Electronic address: jf71218@gmail.com.
    • J Formos Med Assoc. 2020 Jan 1; 119 (1 Pt 1): 89-96.

    BackgroundThe features and risk analysis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in a community-based setting remain elusive. The predictors between obese and lean subjects need further clarification. We aimed to assess the characteristics of NAFLD during a community screening. The associated metabolic abnormalities and cardiovascular risk assessment were also analyzed.MethodsA total of 2483 subjects receiving multi-purpose health screening at 10 primary care centers were recruited. They received clinical assessment, including demographic data, laboratory examination, and abdominal sonography.ResultsThe prevalence of NAFLD and metabolic syndrome were 44.5%, and 15.8%, respectively. Among those NAFLD subjects, 1212 (48.8%) subjects were obese (BMI≥ 24 kg/m2). There was an increasing trend of NAFLD according to age, ranging from 25.8% of those aged <30 years to 54.4% of those aged 50-70 years (P for trend< 0.0001). High insulin resistance (IR) was the significant predictive factor for NAFLD in both obese (odds ratio [OR] = 3.85, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.87-8.36, P = 0.0002) and lean subjects (OR = 2.52, 95% CI = 1.13-5.54, p = 0.02). The prevalence of high Framingham Risk Score (≥7.5%) was 56.7% (211/372) among the male subjects, which was significantly higher than that (26%, 191/734) of the females (P < 0.001). There was a significant increase of high Framingham Risk Score according to BMI, ranging from 23.1% of BMI<24 kg/m2 to 45% of BMI>27 kg/m2 (P for trend< 0.0001).ConclusionIR is predictive of NAFLD irrespective of BMI. The cardiovascular risk may exist in lean NAFLD subjects.Copyright © 2019 Formosan Medical Association. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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