Prevalence of hepatic steatosis as assessed by controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) in subjects with metabolic risk factors in primary care. A population-based study.

Autor: Núria Fabrellas, Rosario Hernández, Isabel Graupera, Elsa Solà, Pilar Ramos, Natividad Martín, Gemma Sáez, Consuelo Simón, Almudena Pérez, Teresa Graell, Andrea Larrañaga, Manel Garcia, Ana de la Arada, Adrià Juanola, Alicia Coiduras, Isabel Duaso, Angel Casado, Julian Martin, Marta Ginès, Nuria Moreno, Ana Gema Perez, Laia Marti, Mireia Bernat, Montse Sola, Carmina Olivé, Cristina Solé, Pere Ginès
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: PLoS ONE, Vol 13, Iss 9, p e0200656 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0200656
Popis: BACKGROUND:Primary care is the ideal setting for early identification of patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). NAFLD is a potentially progressive disease that may lead to cirrhosis and liver cancer but is frequently underrecognized because subjects at risk are often not evaluated. Controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) is a reliable method for non-invasive quantification of liver fat. It has the advantage of simultaneous measurement of liver stiffness (LS), an estimate of liver fibrosis. There is no information on CAP in subjects with risk factors from primary care. AIM:To investigate the prevalence of hepatic steatosis, as estimated by CAP, in subjects from the community with metabolic risk factors and correlate findings with clinical and biochemical characteristics and LS. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Population-based study of 215 subjects with metabolic risk factors without known liver disease identified randomly from a primary care center. A control group of 80 subjects matched by age and sex without metabolic risk factors was also studied. CAP and LS were assessed using Fibroscan. RESULTS:Subjects with risk factors had CAP values higher than those of control group (268±64 vs 243±49dB/m,p 280dB/m) in subjects with risk factors was 43%. In multivariate analysis, fatty liver index (FLI) and HOMA were independent predictive factors of severe steatosis. There was a direct correlation between CAP and FLI values (r = 0.52,p
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