Body weight gain rather than body weight variability associated with increased risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

ABSTRACT: Weight loss, the most established therapy for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), is frequently followed by weight regain and fluctuation. The aim of this study was to investigate whether body weight change and variability were independent risk factors for incident NAFLD. We conducted a longitudinal cohort study. Among the 1907 participants, incident NAFLD occurred in 420 (22.0%) cases during median follow-up of 5.6 years. In the multivariate analysis, there was no significant association between weight variability and the risk of incident NAFLD. The risk of incident NAFLD was significantly higher in subjects with weight gain ≥ 10% and 7% < gain ≤ 10% [hazard ratios (HR), 2.43; 95% confidence intervals (CI), 1.65-3.58 and HR, 1.73; 95% CI, 1.26-2.39, respectively], while the risk of

SUBMITTER: Cho EJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8277820 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature