Comparison of MAFLD and NAFLD Characteristics in Children.

ABSTRACT:

Background & aims

An international panel proposed a diagnostic framework for metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) in children. The aim was to compare the clinical features of MAFLD and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in children.

Methods

The characteristic differences between NAFLD and MAFLD in children were compared with the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2017-2018 in the U.S. and the Comprehensive Prevention Project for Overweight and Obese Adolescents (CPOOA) study in China.

Results

In NHANES 2017-2018, regardless of which criteria were implemented, participants with hepatic steatosis were more likely to have higher BMI z-scores, a higher prevalence of hypertension or higher metabolic indices and higher non-invasive l

SUBMITTER: Xing Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10047180 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature