Sarcopenia is associated with the risk of significant liver fibrosis in metabolically unhealthy subjects with chronic hepatitis B

• Published in: Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics Vol. 48; no. 3; pp. 300 - 312
• Main Authors: Han, E., Lee, Y.‐h., Kim, B. K., Park, J. Y., Kim, D. Y., Ahn, S. H., Lee, B.‐W., Kang, E. S., Cha, B.‐S., Han, K.‐H., Kim, S. U.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.08.2018
• Subjects: Absorptiometry, Photon; Adult; Aged; Body Mass Index; Cross-Sectional Studies; Fatty liver; Female; Fibrosis; Hepatitis; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis B, Chronic - complications; Hepatitis B, Chronic - epidemiology; Humans; Insulin; Insulin Resistance; Liver Cirrhosis - complications; Liver Cirrhosis - epidemiology; Liver diseases; Male; Metabolic Diseases - complications; Metabolic Diseases - epidemiology; Metabolic syndrome; Metabolic Syndrome - complications; Metabolic Syndrome - epidemiology; Middle Aged; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease - complications; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease - epidemiology; Nutrition Surveys; Obesity; Obesity - complications; Obesity - epidemiology; Population studies; Republic of Korea - epidemiology; Risk Factors; Sarcopenia; Sarcopenia - complications; Sarcopenia - diagnosis; Sarcopenia - epidemiology; Skeletal muscle; Steatosis; Republic of Korea

Summary Background Sarcopenia is significantly associated with the degree of liver fibrosis. This study investigated the influence of sarcopenia on liver fibrosis in individuals with chronic hepatitis B. Methods Data from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys 2008‐2011 were an...