Blood pressure, glycemic status and advanced liver fibrosis assessed by transient elastography in the general United States population.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Few studies investigated the role of different predictors of advanced liver fibrosis in unselected populations. Here, we estimate the prevalence of steatosis and fibrosis in the general United States population by means of transient elastography and evaluate the impact of blood pressure (BP) and diabetes on disease severity.

Methods

This is a cross-sectional study of United States adults participating in the 2017-2018 cycle of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Participants underwent a transient elastography examination, and liver steatosis and fibrosis were estimated through the controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) score and liver stiffness measurement (LSM), respectively.

Results

Four thousand, three hundred and seventy-one participant

SUBMITTER: Ciardullo S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9904436 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature