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Association between abdominal obesity and liver steatosis and fibrosis among patients with chronic hepatitis B measured by Fibroscan

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    • Jing Sun
    • Yanfang Li
    • Xuying Sun
    • Youde Liu
    • Danxia Zheng
    • Lijuan Fan
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    Affiliations: Department of Hepatology, Yantai Infectious Disease Hospital, Yantai, Shandong 264000, P.R. China, Department of Gastroenterology, Jining First People's Hospital, Jining, Shandong 272000, P.R. China
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       https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2019.7727
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The present cross‑sectional study aimed to assess hepatic fibrosis in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients with abdominal obesity and to explore the associated indicators. A total of 615 CHB patients were enrolled and 287 of them had abdominal obesity. The liver stiffness value was measured using Fibroscan. The diagnosis of liver fibrosis was confirmed by a liver stiffness value of >7.4 kPa, and a value of >10.6 kPa was considered to indicate advanced liver fibrosis. The Fibroscan results suggested that the liver stiffness value in patients with abdominal obesity was significantly higher than that in patients without abdominal obesity (9.94±11.59 vs. 7.47±7.58 kPa; P=0.002). The proportions of patients with liver fibrosis and advanced liver fibrosis among patients with abdominal obesity were significantly higher than those among patients without abdominal obesity (P=0.011). Multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that a high aspartate aminotransferase (AST) level [odds ratio (OR)=2.991; P<0.001], smoking (OR=2.002; P=0.019) and diabetes mellitus (OR=2.047; P=0.029) were independent indicators for liver fibrosis in CHB patients with abdominal obesity. Furthermore, a high AST level (OR=1.024; P<0.001), alcohol consumption (OR=1.994; P=0.032) and diabetes mellitus (OR=1.977; P=0.045) were independent indicators for advanced hepatic fibrosis. The indicators associated with liver steatosis included high body weight (OR=1.113; P<0.001) and high diastolic blood pressure (OR=1.079; P=0.002). In conclusion, the present study indicated that abdominal obesity significantly exacerbates liver fibrosis in CHB patients. For CHB patients with abdominal obesity and a risk of developing liver fibrosis, priority screening and timely intervention should be provided.
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Sun J, Li Y, Sun X, Liu Y, Zheng D and Fan L: Association between abdominal obesity and liver steatosis and fibrosis among patients with chronic hepatitis B measured by Fibroscan. Exp Ther Med 18: 1891-1898, 2019.
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Sun, J., Li, Y., Sun, X., Liu, Y., Zheng, D., & Fan, L. (2019). Association between abdominal obesity and liver steatosis and fibrosis among patients with chronic hepatitis B measured by Fibroscan. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 18, 1891-1898. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2019.7727
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Sun, J., Li, Y., Sun, X., Liu, Y., Zheng, D., Fan, L."Association between abdominal obesity and liver steatosis and fibrosis among patients with chronic hepatitis B measured by Fibroscan". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 18.3 (2019): 1891-1898.
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Sun, J., Li, Y., Sun, X., Liu, Y., Zheng, D., Fan, L."Association between abdominal obesity and liver steatosis and fibrosis among patients with chronic hepatitis B measured by Fibroscan". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 18, no. 3 (2019): 1891-1898. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2019.7727
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Sun J, Li Y, Sun X, Liu Y, Zheng D and Fan L: Association between abdominal obesity and liver steatosis and fibrosis among patients with chronic hepatitis B measured by Fibroscan. Exp Ther Med 18: 1891-1898, 2019.
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Sun, J., Li, Y., Sun, X., Liu, Y., Zheng, D., & Fan, L. (2019). Association between abdominal obesity and liver steatosis and fibrosis among patients with chronic hepatitis B measured by Fibroscan. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 18, 1891-1898. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2019.7727
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Sun, J., Li, Y., Sun, X., Liu, Y., Zheng, D., Fan, L."Association between abdominal obesity and liver steatosis and fibrosis among patients with chronic hepatitis B measured by Fibroscan". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 18.3 (2019): 1891-1898.
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Sun, J., Li, Y., Sun, X., Liu, Y., Zheng, D., Fan, L."Association between abdominal obesity and liver steatosis and fibrosis among patients with chronic hepatitis B measured by Fibroscan". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 18, no. 3 (2019): 1891-1898. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2019.7727
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