Food Insecurity and Pediatric Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Severity.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the association between food insecurity and pediatric nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

Methods

Cross-sectional study of patients < 21 years of age with histologically confirmed NAFLD. The Household Food Security Survey Module was administered to determine food insecurity status. Skin lipidomics were performed to explore pathophysiologic mechanisms.

Results

Seventy-three patients with histologically confirmed NAFLD completed the Household Food Security Survey Module. Of these, the majority were male (81%) and non-Hispanic (53%), with a mean age at biopsy of 13 ± 3 years. Food insecurity was seen in 42% (n = 31). Comparison of features between food insecure and food secure subgroups revealed no differences in sex, ethnicity, BMI z-score,

SUBMITTER: Orkin S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11108653 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature