TY  - JOUR
TI  - Prevalence of metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease in kidney transplant recipients: A cross-sectional study using FibroScan
AB  - Background and Aim: Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) is expected to be prevalent among kidney trans - plant recipients (KTRs). In this study, we evaluated the prevalence of MAFLD among KTRs, data that have not been investigated by any clin- ical study to date. Materials and Methods: We included a total of 52 KTRs and 53 age-, sex-, and BMI-matched individuals as the control group through prospective consecutive recruitment. We detected the presence of hepatic steatosis and liver fibrosis using the controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) and liver stiffness measurement (LSM) defined by FibroScan. Results: Among the KTRs, 18 (34.6%) had metabolic syndrome. The prevalence of MAFLD among the KTRs and controls was 42.3% and 51.9%, respectively (p=0.375). The CAP and LSM values did not dif- fer significantly between the KTRs and controls (p=0.222 and p=0.119). Among the KTRs, patients with MAFLD had significantly higher age, BMI, waist circumference, LDL, and total cholesterol levels (p<0.001, p=0.011, p=0.033, p=0.022, and p=0.029, respectively). In multivariable analysis, age was the only independent factor for MAFLD among the KTRs (OR: 1.120, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.039–1.208). Conclusion: MAFLD among KTRs did not show a significantly higher prevalence compared to the normal population. Further clinical studies with larger populations are needed.
AU  - Kaya, Eda
AU  - MESE, MERAL
AU  - ersoy yesil, ezgi
AU  - Yilmaz, Yusuf
AU  - Yesil, Atakan
AU  - Ari, Elif
DO  - 10.14744/hf.2022.2022.0038
PY  - 2023
JO  - Hepatology forum
VL  - 4
IS  - 1
SN  - 1307-5888
SP  - 14
EP  - 18
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/1179038
ER  -