Clinical Factors Associated with Non-Obese Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Detected among US Adults in the NHANES 2017-2018.

ABSTRACT: NAFLD can occur in non-obese individuals with BMI < 25 kg/m². Our goal was to examine the prevalence and clinical factors associated with non-obese NAFLD using vibration-controlled transient elastography (VCTE) with controlled attenuation parameter which estimates steatosis and fibrosis among US adults. We aggregated data from the 2017-2018 cycle of NHANES and included adults (age ≥ 20 years) with BMI < 25 kg/m² with complete data for the survey, medical examination, and VCTE along with controlled attenuation parameter (CAP). We excluded participants with risks of other liver diseases. We considered patients to have non-obese NAFLD if CAP was >285 dB/m, or non-obese NAFLD fibrosis if this CAP criteria was met and liver stiffness was >8.6 kPa. We calculated

SUBMITTER: Razouki ZA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9331553 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature