Prevalence and characteristics of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis among pediatric patients in the MarketScan Databases.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

There are few epidemiologic studies of the prevalence of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) among pediatric populations.

Objective

To estimate the cross-sectional prevalence of MASH in the pediatric (<18 years) populations of MerativeTM MarketScan® Commercial Database (Commercial) and MerativeTM MarketScan® Multi-State Medicaid Database (Medicaid).

Methods

Pediatric patients with ≥1 medical encounter from 1/1/2020 to 12/31/2020 and ≥6 months of continuous enrollment before the most recent medical encounter were included. MASH was confirmed by an ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for MASH (K75.81) in the medical history since 1/1/2016.

Results

A total of 1,476 and 410 pediatric MASH patients were identified in Medicaid and Commercial dat

SUBMITTER: Peter-Marske KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12558510 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature