التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Hepatic steatosis, carotid atherosclerosis and metabolic syndrome: the STEATO Study. |
| المؤلفون: |
Carallo C, Mancuso G, Mauro G, Laghi F, Madafferi B, Irace C, Gnasso A, Scavelli F, Dell'Aquila F, Bartone M, Gullo F, Ferraro M, Spagnuolo V, Belmonte M, Ferrara A, Silvano Rotondaro A, Brandolino N, Parasporo F, Scopelliti F, Carallo, Claudio |
| المصدر: |
Journal of Gastroenterology; Nov2009, Vol. 44 Issue 11, p1156-1161, 6p |
| مستخلص: |
Purpose: Hepatic steatosis is frequently observed in subjects with metabolic syndrome (MS). In type 2 diabetics, it is independently associated with cardiovascular diseases. In order to confirm and extend this finding, a large group of patients with risk factors for atherosclerosis was studied.Methods: Carotid atherosclerosis was investigated by echo-Doppler, and hepatic steatosis by ultrasound and transaminase values. Strict exclusion criteria were chosen in order to avoid secondary forms of fatty liver and interference on transaminase values.Results: Among 970 enrolled patients, about 20% were diabetics, half had MS and 76% presented echographic hepatic steatosis. In multivariate analyses, fatty liver and MS were associated with carotid atherosclerosis [odds ratio (95% confidence intervals) 2.15 (1.27-3.63) and 1.72(1.12-2.64), respectively], whereas HOMA index was not. Aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase were not independently associated with carotid atherosclerosis, whereas gamma-glutamyl transferase showed a link with atherosclerosis beyond MS and steatosis presence. The analyses of the 780 non diabetics recruited showed similar results.Conclusions: The results of the present study demonstrate that hepatic steatosis measured by echography is associated with carotid atherosclerosis in a large population mostly carrying cardiovascular or metabolic risk factors, independently of MS, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus and/or insulin resistance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| قاعدة البيانات: |
Complementary Index |
