Effects of Food Insecurity on Hepatic Steatosis and Fibrosis in People With HIV.

ABSTRACT:

Background & aims

Food insecurity (FI) is a risk factor for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and advanced fibrosis in the general population, but its impact on liver disease in people with HIV (PWH) is unknown.

Methods

We examined the association of FI with prevalence of NAFLD and fibrosis in a diverse cohort of PWH. PWH aged ≥ 18 years on antiretroviral therapy, HIV RNA <200 copies/mL, and without other known liver diseases were screened for NAFLD (controlled attenuated parameter ≥263 decibels/meter) and advanced fibrosis (liver stiffness measurement ≥11 kilopascals) by vibration controlled transient elastography at 8 U.S.

Centers

Participants were categorized as food insecure using the Six-Item Short Form Household Food Security Survey. We used multivariable

SUBMITTER: Kardashian A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11193609 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature