Cumulative Betel Quid Chewing and the Risk of Significant Liver Fibrosis in Subjects With and Without Metabolic Syndrome

Autor: Yu-Tsung Chou, Zih-Jie Sun, Wei-Chen Shen, Yi-Ching Yang, Feng-Hwa Lu, Chih-Jen Chang, Chung-Yi Li, Jin-Shang Wu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Nutrition, Vol 9 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2296-861X
DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.765206
Popis: BackgroundBetel quid chewing is associated with metabolic disorders, oral cancer, cardiovascular disease, and chronic liver diseases. Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is also a factor associated with liver fibrosis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, studies on the relationship between betel quid and liver fibrosis while also considering MetS are lacking. The aim of this study was thus to investigate the association of betel quid chewing and liver fibrosis with MetS.MethodsA total of 9,221 subjects were enrolled after excluding subjects
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