Differing Associations between Fatty Liver and Dyslipidemia According to the Degree of Hepatic Steatosis in Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Fatty liver is associated with insulin resistance-related diseases, such as dyslipidemia, obesity, and type 2 diabetes. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of dyslipidemia with fatty liver and assess the differences in these associations according to the degree of hepatic steatosis.

Methods

A total of 2,462 subjects (1,679 men and 783 women) who underwent a comprehensive health check-up (including abdominal computed tomography) from January 2010 to December 2013 were enrolled at Samsung Changwon Hospital Healthcare Center. The liver attenuation index (LAI), defined as the difference between mean hepatic and splenic attenuation, was used to assess the degree of hepatic steatosis. An LAI below 5 Hounsfield units was defined as fatty liver.

Result

SUBMITTER: Han JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7379109 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature