Correlation between hepatic steatosis severity diagnosed by ultrasound and metabolic indexes in elderly patients with MAFLD

ObjectiveTo explore the connection between metabolic parameters and the severity of hepatic steatosis determined through ultrasound in elderly individuals with metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD).Methods4,663 senior individuals who were 65 years of age or older were included...

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Main Authors: Zhitang Liang, Renhao Huang, Lingyun Zhang
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2024.1467773/full
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description ObjectiveTo explore the connection between metabolic parameters and the severity of hepatic steatosis determined through ultrasound in elderly individuals with metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD).Methods4,663 senior individuals who were 65 years of age or older were included in this research. They were examined physically at the Ninghai Street Community Health Service Center in Yantai City between June 7, 2021, and October 15, 2021. There were two categories of individuals identified: the MAFLD group (n = 2,985) and the non-MAFLD group (n = 1,678). Based on liver ultrasonography results, individuals in the MAFLD group were further separated into three groups: mild (n = 2,104), moderate (n = 766), and severe (n = 115). To identify indicators of risk for the severity of hepatic steatosis, metabolic data was contrasted between the groups employing logistic regression.ResultsIn comparison to the non-MAFLD group, the MAFLD group showed significantly elevated levels of body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, gender, age, lipid profile, alanine transaminase (ALT), and fasting blood glucose (FBG; p < 0.05). Among individuals with MAFLD, there was a positive correlation between BMI, FBG, ALT, and aspartate transaminase (AST) levels and the severity of hepatic steatosis (p < 0.05). Logistic regression analysis indicated that BMI, female gender, FBG, ALT, triglycerides (TG), and serum uric acid (SUA) constituted risk factors for increased severity of hepatic steatosis in MAFLD.ConclusionThe severity of hepatic steatosis in elderly MAFLD patients is significantly correlated with female gender, BMI, ALT, FBG, TG, and SUA.
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spelling doaj-art-f98ffb05214e4ef9881d5041b5de051d2025-01-07T06:50:55ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Medicine2296-858X2025-01-011110.3389/fmed.2024.14677731467773Correlation between hepatic steatosis severity diagnosed by ultrasound and metabolic indexes in elderly patients with MAFLDZhitang LiangRenhao HuangLingyun ZhangObjectiveTo explore the connection between metabolic parameters and the severity of hepatic steatosis determined through ultrasound in elderly individuals with metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD).Methods4,663 senior individuals who were 65 years of age or older were included in this research. They were examined physically at the Ninghai Street Community Health Service Center in Yantai City between June 7, 2021, and October 15, 2021. There were two categories of individuals identified: the MAFLD group (n = 2,985) and the non-MAFLD group (n = 1,678). Based on liver ultrasonography results, individuals in the MAFLD group were further separated into three groups: mild (n = 2,104), moderate (n = 766), and severe (n = 115). To identify indicators of risk for the severity of hepatic steatosis, metabolic data was contrasted between the groups employing logistic regression.ResultsIn comparison to the non-MAFLD group, the MAFLD group showed significantly elevated levels of body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, gender, age, lipid profile, alanine transaminase (ALT), and fasting blood glucose (FBG; p < 0.05). Among individuals with MAFLD, there was a positive correlation between BMI, FBG, ALT, and aspartate transaminase (AST) levels and the severity of hepatic steatosis (p < 0.05). Logistic regression analysis indicated that BMI, female gender, FBG, ALT, triglycerides (TG), and serum uric acid (SUA) constituted risk factors for increased severity of hepatic steatosis in MAFLD.ConclusionThe severity of hepatic steatosis in elderly MAFLD patients is significantly correlated with female gender, BMI, ALT, FBG, TG, and SUA.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2024.1467773/fullliver fat contentultrasonographymetabolic-associated fatty diseaseelderlymetabolic parameters
spellingShingle Zhitang Liang
Renhao Huang
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Correlation between hepatic steatosis severity diagnosed by ultrasound and metabolic indexes in elderly patients with MAFLD
Frontiers in Medicine
liver fat content
ultrasonography
metabolic-associated fatty disease
elderly
metabolic parameters
title Correlation between hepatic steatosis severity diagnosed by ultrasound and metabolic indexes in elderly patients with MAFLD
title_full Correlation between hepatic steatosis severity diagnosed by ultrasound and metabolic indexes in elderly patients with MAFLD
title_fullStr Correlation between hepatic steatosis severity diagnosed by ultrasound and metabolic indexes in elderly patients with MAFLD
title_full_unstemmed Correlation between hepatic steatosis severity diagnosed by ultrasound and metabolic indexes in elderly patients with MAFLD
title_short Correlation between hepatic steatosis severity diagnosed by ultrasound and metabolic indexes in elderly patients with MAFLD
title_sort correlation between hepatic steatosis severity diagnosed by ultrasound and metabolic indexes in elderly patients with mafld
topic liver fat content
ultrasonography
metabolic-associated fatty disease
elderly
metabolic parameters
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2024.1467773/full
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