High Prevalence of Elevated Alanine Aminotransferase in American Indian Children Seen in a Pediatric Weight Management Clinic.
Am J Gastroenterol
; 2024 Mar 28.
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| ID: mdl-38314813
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT) can indicate risk of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease. However, there is little data about the prevalence of elevated ALT in American Indian (AI) children.METHODS:
Baseline data from children attending the pediatric weight management clinic were used to describe the prevalence of elevated ALT, stratified by race and ethnicity.RESULTS:
The prevalence of elevated ALT was higher among children who were male, were older, had higher body mass index Z scores, and were non-Hispanic and AI.DISCUSSION:
In this clinic, AI children with overweight and obesity had a disproportionately high prevalence of elevated ALT; root causes of this disparity should be identified.
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MEDLINE
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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En
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article