Prevalence and association of MASLD in metabolically healthy young Asian Americans with obesity: A nationwide inpatient perspective (2019).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is a leading cause of chronic liver disease worldwide. Although the epidemiology of MASLD and its association with metabolically healthy obesity (MHO) is well-studied in the United States, data for Asian Americans with MHO is limited. We sought to evaluate the association of MASLD in young Asian American patients with MHO.

Methods

This was a retrospective, matched cohort, database review of Asian American Individuals. After excluding adult hospitalizations with metabolic risk factors (hypertension, diabetes, or hyperlipidemia), we identified all National Inpatient Sample (2019) admissions with obesity (MHO) and MASLD using relevant ICD-10-CM codes. We matched (1:1) propensity scores for age, sex, hou

SUBMITTER: Alhomaid A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11919439 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature