Influence of sociodemographic variables and tobacco consumption on the risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and liver fibrosis
[eng] Introduction: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the leading cause of liver disease in the Western world. Although it is normal to have a certain amount of fat in the liver, when it exceeds 10% it becomes a health problem. It is not usually a serious disease, unless...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2021 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de las Islas Baleares |
| Repositorio: | Biblioteca Digital de les Illes Balears |
| OAI Identifier: | medicinaBalear:AJHS_Medicina_Balear_2021v36n3p034 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://ibdigital.uib.es/greenstone/sites/oai-site/collect/medicinaBalear/index/assoc/AJHS_Med/icina_Ba/lear_202/1v36n3p0/34.dir/AJHS_Medicina_Balear_2021v36n3p034.pdf http://ibdigital.uib.es/greenstone/library/collection/medicinaBalear/document/AJHS_Medicina_Balear_2021v36n3p034 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Tobacco habit Liver -- Diseases Health Sciences |
| Sumario: | [eng] Introduction: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the leading cause of liver disease in the Western world. Although it is normal to have a certain amount of fat in the liver, when it exceeds 10% it becomes a health problem. It is not usually a serious disease, unless it is accompanied by steatohepatitis (inflammation of the liver caused by the presence of fat), which can develop into cirrhosis and/or liver cancer. Methods: A descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out in 9,550 users of the Scottish National Health System in which the influence of sociodemographic variables such as age, sex and educational level and tobacco consumption on the prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and liver fibrosis determined with different scales was assessed. Results: The prevalence of high risk of NAFLD and liver fibrosis determined by risk scales is influenced by sex (more prevalent in men), age (increasing with age), educational level (higher prevalence in people with less education) and tobacco use (somewhat more prevalent in smokers, although only with the hepatic steatosis index). Conclusions: The high-risk values in the NAFLD and hepatic fibrosis scales are influenced by sociodemographic variables and only in some cases by tobacco consumption. |
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