Thyroid function is associated with non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease in chronic hepatitis B‐infected subjects

• Published in: Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology Vol. 30; no. 12; pp. 1753 - 1758
• Main Authors: Ding, Wen‐Jin, Wang, Man‐Man, Wang, Gong‐Sui, Shen, Fen, Qin, Jian‐Jun, Fan, Jian‐Gao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia 01.12.2015
• Subjects: Adult; Biomarkers - blood; Fatty Liver - diagnosis; Fatty Liver - etiology; Female; hepatic steatosis; Hepatitis B virus; Hepatitis B, Chronic - complications; Humans; Hyperthyroidism - epidemiology; Hyperthyroidism - etiology; Hypothyroidism - epidemiology; Hypothyroidism - etiology; Male; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease - diagnosis; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease - etiology; Predictive Value of Tests; Prevalence; Retrospective Studies; thyroid function; Thyrotropin - blood; thyroid function; hepatitis B virus; hepatic steatosis

Background and Aims Associations between thyroid function and non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are unknown in chronic hepatitis B (CHB)‐infected patients. Thus, the aim of the study was to investigate the prevalence of thyroid dysfunction and its relationship with NAFLD in CHB. Methods Cons...