Screening Patterns of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Children with Obesity in Canadian Primary Care: A Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common pediatric chronic liver disease, and children with a body mass index (BMI) ≥95th percentile are recommended to be screened for NAFLD by liver enzymes.

Objectives

This study aimed to determine the frequency and predictors of screening for NAFLD among children with obesity in Canada and to evaluate a sample of children with suspected NAFLD.

Methods

This cross-sectional study used data from the Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network, a repository of electronic medical record data from Canadian primary care practices.

Results

Of n = 110,827 children aged 9-18 years, 13.9% (n = 9,888) had a BMI ≥95^th percentile. Only 8.7% (n = 859) of these patients we

SUBMITTER: Morkem R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9805392 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature