Association of the Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Fibrosis Score with subclinical myocardial remodeling in patients with type 2 diabetes: A cross-sectional study in China.
J Diabetes Investig
; 12(6): 1035-1041, 2021 Jun.
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in En
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| ID: mdl-33030804
ABSTRACT
AIMS/INTRODUCTION:
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, especially with liver fibrosis, is associated with cardiovascular diseases. The Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Fibrosis Score (NFS), a non-invasive marker of advanced fibrosis, was found to be associated with cardiovascular diseases in different populations. The aim of the present study was to determine whether the NFS is associated with subclinical myocardial remodeling in type 2 diabetes patients. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
A cross-sectional study was carried out in type 2 diabetes patients. The NFS derived from available parameters was calculated, and the participants were divided according to the quartiles of the NFS and grades of the NFS (low, intermediate and high). Fibrosis-4 and Aspartate Aminotransferase to Platelet Ratio Index, another two liver fibrosis scores, were also calculated. Subclinical myocardial remodeling was examined by echocardiography, and its associations with NFS, Fibrosis-4 and Aspartate Aminotransferase to Platelet Ratio Index were analyzed.RESULTS:
A total of 1,878 type 2 diabetes patients were enrolled in the present study. The NFS was independently associated with sex, age, body mass index, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and glycated hemoglobin in type 2 diabetes patients. Parameters of subclinical myocardial remodeling including left atrial dimension, interventricular septum thickness, left ventricular end-diastolic diameter, left ventricular end-systolic diameter, left ventricular posterior wall thickness (LVPWT) and left ventricular mass index were all gradually increased with the increment of the NFS. Linear regression analysis further showed that the NFS was positively associated with left atrial dimension, interventricular septum thickness, left ventricular end-diastolic diameter, left ventricular end-systolic diameter, LVPWT and left ventricular mass index after adjustment for the confounding factors. Similarly, Fibrosis-4 was associated with left atrial dimension, interventricular septum thickness, LVPWT and left ventricular mass index. In contrast, the Aspartate Aminotransferase to Platelet Ratio Index was only associated with LVPWT.CONCLUSIONS:
Non-invasive liver fibrosis scores, especially the NFS, are independently associated with subclinical myocardial remodeling in type 2 diabetes patients.Key words
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01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Severity of Illness Index
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
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Diabetic Cardiomyopathies
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Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
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Liver Cirrhosis
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspects:
Patient_preference
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
J Diabetes Investig
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
China
Publication country:
JAPAN
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JAPON
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JAPÃO
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JP