Screening Patterns of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Children with Obesity in Canadian Primary Care: A Cross-Sectional Study

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Vol. 2022; pp. 8435581 - 9
• Main Authors: Morkem, Rachael, Theal, Rebecca, Barber, David, Flemming, Jennifer, Queenan, John, Kehar, Mohit
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Egypt Hindawi 2022; Hindawi Limited
• Subjects: Age; Antidiabetics; Body Mass Index; Canada - epidemiology; Child; Codes; Comorbidity; Cross-Sectional Studies; Demographics; Disease control; Electronic health records; Epidemiology; Hepatitis; Humans; Laboratories; Liver diseases; Medical records; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease - complications; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease - diagnosis; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease - epidemiology; Obesity; Obesity - epidemiology; Patients; Pediatrics; Population; Primary care; Primary Health Care; Rural areas; Young adults; Canada

Background. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common pediatric chronic liver disease, and children with a body mass index (BMI) ≥95th percentile are recommended to be screened for NAFLD by liver enzymes. Objectives. This study aimed to determine the frequency and predictors of scr...