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Severity of ultrasonographic liver steatosis and metabolic syndrome in Korean men and women

Authors
 Hyeon Chang Kim  ;  Sung Hee Choi  ;  Hae Won Shin  ;  Jae Youn Cheong  ;  Kwan Woo Lee  ;  Hyun Chul Lee  ;  Kap Bum Huh  ;  Dae Jung Kim 
Citation
 WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY, Vol.11(34) : 5314-5321, 2005 
Journal Title
WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
ISSN
 1007-9327 
Issue Date
2005
MeSH
Adult ; Aged ; Fatty Liver/complications* ; Fatty Liver/diagnostic imaging* ; Fatty Liver/epidemiology ; Female ; Humans ; Korea/epidemiology ; Male ; Metabolic Syndrome/complications* ; Metabolic Syndrome/epidemiology ; Middle Aged ; Risk Factors ; Severity of Illness Index* ; Ultrasonography
Keywords
Metabolic syndrome ; Liver steatosis ; Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease ; Ultrasonography
Abstract
AIM: To evaluate the association between the severity of liver steatosis and metabolic syndrome in apparently healthy Korean adults.
METHODS: We examined 1 022 men and women, aged 30-79 years, who participated in a health screening test. A standard interview, anthropometrics, biochemical studies, and abdominal ultrasonography were conducted for each participant. Metabolic syndrome was defined according to the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III, with a modification for the waist circumference cut-off level. The severity of liver steatosis was evaluated using liver ultrasonography, and serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and gamma-glutamyl transferase (gamma-GT) levels were determined.
RESULTS: Ultrasonographic liver steatosis was strongly associated with metabolic syndrome and common metabolic abnormalities. Compared with people without steatosis, people with mild, moderate, and severe steatosis had adjusted odds ratios for metabolic syndrome of 1.72 (95%CI, 1.01-2.94), 2.89 (1.75-4.76) and 3.53 (1.25-9.98) in men, and 2.86 (1.64-5.01), 3.19 (1.80-5.65) and 3.70 (0.82-16.73) in women, respectively. The serum AST level was not associated with metabolic syndrome. The serum ALT and gamma-GT levels were significantly associated with metabolic syndrome in men but not in women.
CONCLUSION: The occurrence of metabolic syndrome shows a stronger association with the severity of ultrasonographic steatosis than with the serum liver enzyme levels. The degree of fatty infiltration detected on ultrasonography can be used as an indicator of liver dysfunction attributable to metabolic abnormalities.
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DOI
OAK-2005-03294
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1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Internal Medicine (내과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Preventive Medicine (예방의학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Kim, Hyeon Chang(김현창) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7867-1240
Lee, Hyun Chul(이현철)
Huh, Kap Bum(허갑범)
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/147590
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