Noninvasive tests to identify liver fibrosis in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease are affected by race.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective of this study was to assess the performance of noninvasive tests (NITs) across different racial and ethnic groups in a large multiethnic cohort.

Methods

Data were derived from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2017 through 2020. Participants without valid transient elastography measurements or with alternative etiologies of liver steatosis disease were excluded from the study.

Results

Among the 6359 adults included in the study, fatty liver index and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease liver fat scores performed well for the prediction of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, without significant changes across racial and ethnic groups. However, significant differences were observed across racial and

SUBMITTER: Bril F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10922543 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature