Association between Sarcopenic Obesity Status and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Fibrosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background/aims

There are no data regarding the association between sarcopenic obesity status and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and NAFLD-associated liver fibrosis. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the relationship between sarcopenic obesity status (sarcopenia only, obesity only, and sarcopenic obesity) and NAFLD and liver fibrosis in Korean adults.

Methods

In total, 2,191 subjects completed a health checkup program, including abdominal ultrasonography and FibroScan. Subjects were classified into the following four categories: optimal body composition (nonobese and nonsarcopenic), sarcopenia only (nonobese), obesity only (nonsarcopenic), and sarcopenic obesity. Sarcopenic obesity was stratified by the skeletal muscle mass index and body fat using bioelectrical i

SUBMITTER: Song W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9840924 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature