Assessing Liver Fibrosis Using the FIB4 Index in the Community Setting

Liver disease is frequently asymptomatic, challenging early identification in the primary care setting. The fibrosis 4 (FIB4) index is a liver fibrosis biomarker that is a potential alternative to liver biopsy for diagnosing and managing liver disease. This study aimed to calculate the FIB4 index fo...

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Autores: Blanco-Grau, Albert|||0000-0002-4213-3827, Gabriel-Medina, Pablo|||0000-0003-3079-6364, Rodriguez-Algarra, Francisco|||0000-0002-4134-2141, Villena-Ortiz, Yolanda|||0000-0003-0925-0498, Lopez-Martínez, Rosa, Augustin Recio, Salvador|||0000-0002-3515-9033, Pons Delgado, Mònica|||0000-0002-0985-3320, Cruz Carlos, Luz Maria, Rando-Segura, Ariadna|||0000-0003-4555-7286, Enfedaque Montes, Belen|||0000-0002-2843-7250, Riveiro Barciela, Mar|||0000-0001-9309-2052, Casis-Saez, Ernesto, Ferrer Costa, Roser|||0000-0002-8925-3172, Buti, Maria|||0000-0002-0732-3078, Rodríguez Frías, Francisco|||0000-0002-9128-7013
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
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https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.3390/diagnostics11122236
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Palabra clave:Chronic liver disease
Liver fibrosis
Metabolic associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD)
Screening
Fibrosis 4 score
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spelling Assessing Liver Fibrosis Using the FIB4 Index in the Community SettingBlanco-Grau, Albert|||0000-0002-4213-3827Gabriel-Medina, Pablo|||0000-0003-3079-6364Rodriguez-Algarra, Francisco|||0000-0002-4134-2141Villena-Ortiz, Yolanda|||0000-0003-0925-0498Lopez-Martínez, RosaAugustin Recio, Salvador|||0000-0002-3515-9033Pons Delgado, Mònica|||0000-0002-0985-3320Cruz Carlos, Luz MariaRando-Segura, Ariadna|||0000-0003-4555-7286Enfedaque Montes, Belen|||0000-0002-2843-7250Riveiro Barciela, Mar|||0000-0001-9309-2052Casis-Saez, ErnestoFerrer Costa, Roser|||0000-0002-8925-3172Buti, Maria|||0000-0002-0732-3078Rodríguez Frías, Francisco|||0000-0002-9128-7013Chronic liver diseaseLiver fibrosisMetabolic associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD)ScreeningFibrosis 4 scoreLiver disease is frequently asymptomatic, challenging early identification in the primary care setting. The fibrosis 4 (FIB4) index is a liver fibrosis biomarker that is a potential alternative to liver biopsy for diagnosing and managing liver disease. This study aimed to calculate the FIB4 index for screening individuals at high risk of liver disease at the community level. This was a retrospective real-world study analyzing blood and serum test results from a central laboratory. The primary outcome was the number of individuals within each risk category for hepatic fibrosis: high risk (FIB4 ≥ 3.25) and low risk (FIB4 < 1.3). The analysis included samples from 31,753 patients, of which 18,102 were aged 40 to 75 years. In these patients, the FIB4 index had been explicitly requested in 1852 (10.2%) cases and estimated ad hoc in the rest. Of the 263 (1.5%) cases with FIB4 ≥ 3.25, the FIB4 index was requested in 46 (17.5%), and 52 (19.8%) showed evidence of liver fibrosis in their medical records, while the rest did not report any data regarding liver fibrosis. FIB4 is a simple score that can play a role as a "red flag" for early identification of patients at high risk of advanced liver fibrosis and their referral to specialized care. 22021-01-0120212021-01-01Articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://ddd.uab.cat/record/292292https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.3390/diagnostics11122236reponame:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UABinstname:Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaInglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, la comunicació pública de l'obra i la creació d'obres derivades, fins i tot amb finalitats comercials, sempre i quan es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ddd.uab.cat:2922922026-06-06T12:50:31Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Assessing Liver Fibrosis Using the FIB4 Index in the Community Setting
title Assessing Liver Fibrosis Using the FIB4 Index in the Community Setting
spellingShingle Assessing Liver Fibrosis Using the FIB4 Index in the Community Setting
Blanco-Grau, Albert|||0000-0002-4213-3827
Chronic liver disease
Liver fibrosis
Metabolic associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD)
Screening
Fibrosis 4 score
title_short Assessing Liver Fibrosis Using the FIB4 Index in the Community Setting
title_full Assessing Liver Fibrosis Using the FIB4 Index in the Community Setting
title_fullStr Assessing Liver Fibrosis Using the FIB4 Index in the Community Setting
title_full_unstemmed Assessing Liver Fibrosis Using the FIB4 Index in the Community Setting
title_sort Assessing Liver Fibrosis Using the FIB4 Index in the Community Setting
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Blanco-Grau, Albert|||0000-0002-4213-3827
Gabriel-Medina, Pablo|||0000-0003-3079-6364
Rodriguez-Algarra, Francisco|||0000-0002-4134-2141
Villena-Ortiz, Yolanda|||0000-0003-0925-0498
Lopez-Martínez, Rosa
Augustin Recio, Salvador|||0000-0002-3515-9033
Pons Delgado, Mònica|||0000-0002-0985-3320
Cruz Carlos, Luz Maria
Rando-Segura, Ariadna|||0000-0003-4555-7286
Enfedaque Montes, Belen|||0000-0002-2843-7250
Riveiro Barciela, Mar|||0000-0001-9309-2052
Casis-Saez, Ernesto
Ferrer Costa, Roser|||0000-0002-8925-3172
Buti, Maria|||0000-0002-0732-3078
Rodríguez Frías, Francisco|||0000-0002-9128-7013
author Blanco-Grau, Albert|||0000-0002-4213-3827
author_facet Blanco-Grau, Albert|||0000-0002-4213-3827
Gabriel-Medina, Pablo|||0000-0003-3079-6364
Rodriguez-Algarra, Francisco|||0000-0002-4134-2141
Villena-Ortiz, Yolanda|||0000-0003-0925-0498
Lopez-Martínez, Rosa
Augustin Recio, Salvador|||0000-0002-3515-9033
Pons Delgado, Mònica|||0000-0002-0985-3320
Cruz Carlos, Luz Maria
Rando-Segura, Ariadna|||0000-0003-4555-7286
Enfedaque Montes, Belen|||0000-0002-2843-7250
Riveiro Barciela, Mar|||0000-0001-9309-2052
Casis-Saez, Ernesto
Ferrer Costa, Roser|||0000-0002-8925-3172
Buti, Maria|||0000-0002-0732-3078
Rodríguez Frías, Francisco|||0000-0002-9128-7013
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author2 Gabriel-Medina, Pablo|||0000-0003-3079-6364
Rodriguez-Algarra, Francisco|||0000-0002-4134-2141
Villena-Ortiz, Yolanda|||0000-0003-0925-0498
Lopez-Martínez, Rosa
Augustin Recio, Salvador|||0000-0002-3515-9033
Pons Delgado, Mònica|||0000-0002-0985-3320
Cruz Carlos, Luz Maria
Rando-Segura, Ariadna|||0000-0003-4555-7286
Enfedaque Montes, Belen|||0000-0002-2843-7250
Riveiro Barciela, Mar|||0000-0001-9309-2052
Casis-Saez, Ernesto
Ferrer Costa, Roser|||0000-0002-8925-3172
Buti, Maria|||0000-0002-0732-3078
Rodríguez Frías, Francisco|||0000-0002-9128-7013
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Chronic liver disease
Liver fibrosis
Metabolic associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD)
Screening
Fibrosis 4 score
topic Chronic liver disease
Liver fibrosis
Metabolic associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD)
Screening
Fibrosis 4 score
description Liver disease is frequently asymptomatic, challenging early identification in the primary care setting. The fibrosis 4 (FIB4) index is a liver fibrosis biomarker that is a potential alternative to liver biopsy for diagnosing and managing liver disease. This study aimed to calculate the FIB4 index for screening individuals at high risk of liver disease at the community level. This was a retrospective real-world study analyzing blood and serum test results from a central laboratory. The primary outcome was the number of individuals within each risk category for hepatic fibrosis: high risk (FIB4 ≥ 3.25) and low risk (FIB4 < 1.3). The analysis included samples from 31,753 patients, of which 18,102 were aged 40 to 75 years. In these patients, the FIB4 index had been explicitly requested in 1852 (10.2%) cases and estimated ad hoc in the rest. Of the 263 (1.5%) cases with FIB4 ≥ 3.25, the FIB4 index was requested in 46 (17.5%), and 52 (19.8%) showed evidence of liver fibrosis in their medical records, while the rest did not report any data regarding liver fibrosis. FIB4 is a simple score that can play a role as a "red flag" for early identification of patients at high risk of advanced liver fibrosis and their referral to specialized care.
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