TY - JOUR
T1 - Relation of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease to the metabolic syndrome
T2 - The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
AU - Zeb, Irfan
AU - Katz, Ronit
AU - Nasir, Khurram
AU - Ding, Jingzhong
AU - Rezaeian, Panteha
AU - Budoff, Matthew J.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute grant R01 HL071739 and contracts N01-HC-95159 through N01-HC-95165 and N01-HC-95169 .
Copyright:
Copyright 2013 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2013/9
Y1 - 2013/9
N2 - Background: An overlap exists between risk factors for metabolic syndrome (MetS) and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Objectives: We studied the association of MetS and its components with NAFLD in a multi-ethnic population. Methods: Cross-sectional study was designed, including 6814 participants from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Liver fat content was measured with cardiac CT scans by using liver-to-spleen ratio of <1.0 and liver attenuation < 40 HU. Participants with heavy alcohol intake (>14 drinks/week for men and >7 drinks/week for women), self-reported history of cirrhosis, and missing information were excluded. A total of 4140 participants met the criteria for inclusion in the study. Results: The odds ratios (ORs) for presence of NAFLD were highest for persons with diabetes (OR, 4.16; 95% CI, 3.24-5.33), followed by presence of MetS (OR, 3.97; 95% CI, 3.26-4.83). Among components of MetS central obesity was associated with higher odds for presence (OR, 3.41; 95% CI, 2.77-4.20) and severity (OR, 5.58; 95% CI, 3.86-8.06) of NAFLD The ORs for moderate-to-severe NAFLD were higher for presence of MetS (OR, 5.92; 95% CI, 4.29-8.19)] by using <40 HU as the cutoff. However, odds of NAFLD increased significantly for combination of MetS components: 9.49 (95% CI, 5.67-15.90) and 24.05 (95% CI, 12.73-45.45) for presence of 3 and 5 MetS components, respectively. Conclusion: Components of MetS are associated with increased odds for presence and severity of NAFLD and increased risk with increasing number of MetS components in a multi-ethnic population of middle-to-old age persons.
AB - Background: An overlap exists between risk factors for metabolic syndrome (MetS) and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Objectives: We studied the association of MetS and its components with NAFLD in a multi-ethnic population. Methods: Cross-sectional study was designed, including 6814 participants from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Liver fat content was measured with cardiac CT scans by using liver-to-spleen ratio of <1.0 and liver attenuation < 40 HU. Participants with heavy alcohol intake (>14 drinks/week for men and >7 drinks/week for women), self-reported history of cirrhosis, and missing information were excluded. A total of 4140 participants met the criteria for inclusion in the study. Results: The odds ratios (ORs) for presence of NAFLD were highest for persons with diabetes (OR, 4.16; 95% CI, 3.24-5.33), followed by presence of MetS (OR, 3.97; 95% CI, 3.26-4.83). Among components of MetS central obesity was associated with higher odds for presence (OR, 3.41; 95% CI, 2.77-4.20) and severity (OR, 5.58; 95% CI, 3.86-8.06) of NAFLD The ORs for moderate-to-severe NAFLD were higher for presence of MetS (OR, 5.92; 95% CI, 4.29-8.19)] by using <40 HU as the cutoff. However, odds of NAFLD increased significantly for combination of MetS components: 9.49 (95% CI, 5.67-15.90) and 24.05 (95% CI, 12.73-45.45) for presence of 3 and 5 MetS components, respectively. Conclusion: Components of MetS are associated with increased odds for presence and severity of NAFLD and increased risk with increasing number of MetS components in a multi-ethnic population of middle-to-old age persons.
KW - Fatty liver
KW - MESA
KW - Metabolic syndrome
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jcct.2013.08.011
DO - 10.1016/j.jcct.2013.08.011
M3 - Article
C2 - 24268118
AN - SCOPUS:84888065527
VL - 7
SP - 311
EP - 318
JO - Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography
JF - Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography
SN - 1934-5925
IS - 5
ER -