A poor perspective of self weight significantly increases adverse outcomes in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is prevalent amongst overweight and obese individuals, and weight loss remains the main mode of treatment for NAFLD patients. Weight perception plays a key role in the efficacy of such treatment. The current study aims to investigate the prevalence, associating factors and implications of poor weight perception amongst such individuals.

Methods

An analysis was done on data collected from NHANES between 1999 and 2018. Comparison was made between NAFLD individuals with and without poor weight perception in terms of prevalence, associated characteristics, and clinical outcomes. Multivariate analysis was used to compare effect size of adverse events associated with NAFLD individuals with poor weight perception.

Results

SUBMITTER: Fu CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9554148 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature