scholarly journals LIFE QUALITY EVALUATION OF PATIENTS WITH NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE AND CONCOMITANT SUBCLINICAL HYPOTHYROIDISM

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 193
Author(s):  
S. V. Feysa ◽  
I. V. Chopei ◽  
L. T. Siksai ◽  
M. I. Tovt-Korshynska
2019 ◽  
Vol 72 (4) ◽  
pp. 650-653
Author(s):  
Snizhana V. Feysa ◽  
Ivan V. Chopei

Introduction: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common disease which is characterized by comorbidity. However, no comorbidity index for its assessment has been described yet. The aim of this study was to develop a new index for evaluation of comorbidity in patients with NAFLD. Materials and methods: 226 patients with NAFLD and associated carbohydrate metabolism disorders were examined. Besides, 60 persons with subclinical hypothyroidism, 30 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2-DM) and 30 NAFLD patients were examined. 30 healthy persons formed the control group. Clinical diagnoses were based on the laboratory tests and liver sonography. A new index of comorbidity has been used. Calculation of comorbidity severity index (ComSI) includes the possible presence of NAFLD, thyroid disorders, abdominal obesity, dyslipidemia, anemia, chronic complications of T2-DM, aggravated anamnesis. Results: The contradiction in the calculation of the well-known comorbidity indices values (CIRS – Cumulative illness rating scale, CCI – Charlson’s comorbidity index, Kaplan-Feinstein index) was shown. So, their limited suitability for using in patients with carbohydrate metabolism disorders who have NAFLD was detected. According to our results an increasing of patients’ age is associated with the increasing of concomitant diseases number and with deteriorating of the patients’ general condition, which is reflected in an increasing of the ComSI value. The increasing of concomitant diseases number is associated not only with the higher ComSI, but also with the number of persons with a severe comorbidity according the ComSI value. Instead, the persons without comorbidity (groups 6, 7, 8) were marked as the patients with mild or moderate disease according the ComSI. Conclusions:The new ComSI index can be used to evaluate the severity of comorbidity in patients with NAFLD.


2021 ◽  
pp. 48-57
Author(s):  
Olena Kolesnikova ◽  
Anna Potapenko ◽  
Olena Vysotska ◽  
Olga Zaprovalna

Patients with NAFLD (non-alcoholic fatty liver disease) and subclinical hypothyroidism are at risk of cardiovascular complications that cause cardiometabolic changes, thus enabling to broaden our understanding of the cardiovascular events risk in a comorbid patient. The aim: The study of hormonal and metabolic indicators and cardiovascular risk factors in women from NAFLD combined with SH (subclinical hypothyroidism) depending on the age. Materials and methods: 128 patients with NAFLD were studied, which were divided into 2 groups: І group – patients with NAFLD and level of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) – 4 to 10 mIU/mL (n=45), ІІ group - patients with NAFLD and level of TSH >10 mIU/mL (n=49). The control group consisted of 34 NAFLD patients without SH. Depending on the level of TSH and age, degree of cardiovascular risk, indicators of carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, as well as the indicators that reflect ED were evaluated. Results: Comparison of metabolic parameters in two groups showed a significant difference (p<0.01 between indicators depending on the TSH level, where patients were below 50 years of age: HbA1c, LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase (GGTP). The levels of CDEC (circulating desquamated endothelial cells), VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor), CRP (C-reactive protein) and TNF-α (tumor necrosis factor-α) were dependent not only on TSH, but also on age. Significant differences (p=0.001) were obtained in patients aged ≤ 50 years: CDEC; VEGF, CRP; TNF-α. Conclusions: Patients from NAFLD combined with SH have hormonal-metabolic disorders, and their degree depends on the TSH level. Early cardiometabolic changes in women are formed already at the age under 50 years, which indicates the formation of early atherosclerotic vascular changes


Author(s):  
Jeniffer Danielle M. Dutra ◽  
Quelson Coelho Lisboa ◽  
Silvia Marinho Ferolla ◽  
Carolina Martinelli M. L. Carvalho ◽  
Camila Costa M. Mendes ◽  
...  

Abstract. Some epidemiological evidence suggests an inverse correlation between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) frequency and vitamin D levels. Likewise, a beneficial effect of vitamin D on diabetes mellitus (DM) and insulin resistance has been observed, but this is an unsolved issue. Thus, we aimed to investigate the prevalence of hypovitaminosis D in a NAFLD Brazilian population and its association with disease severity and presence of comorbidities. In a cross-sectional study, the clinical, biochemical and histological parameters of 139 NAFLD patients were evaluated according to two different cut-off points of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels (20 ng/mL and 30 ng/mL). The mean age of the population was 56 ± 16 years, most patients were female (83%), 72% had hypertension, 88% dyslipidemia, 46% DM, 98% central obesity, and 82% metabolic syndrome. Serum vitamin D levels were < 30 ng/mL in 78% of the patients, and < 20 ng/mL in 35%. The mean vitamin D level was 24.3 ± 6.8 ng/mL. The comparison between the clinical, biochemical and histological characteristics of the patients according to the levels of vitamin D showed no significant difference. Most patients with NAFLD had hypovitaminosis D, but low vitamin D levels were not related to disease severity and the presence of comorbidities.


2008 ◽  
Vol 78 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suano de Souza ◽  
Silverio Amancio ◽  
Saccardo Sarni ◽  
Sacchi Pitta ◽  
Fernandes ◽  
...  

Objectives: To evaluate the frequency of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, the retinol serum levels, lipid profile, and insulin resistance in overweight/obese children. To relate these biochemical variables with the risk of this disease in the population studied. Methods: The study was cross-sectional and prospective, with 46 overweight/obese school children (28 female, 18 male; mean age 8.6 years). The control group consisted of 45 children, paired by age and gender. Hepatic steatosis, evaluated by ultrasound, was classified as normal, mild, moderate, or severe. Also evaluated were serum retinol levels; thiobarbituric acid reactive substances; lipid profile; and fasting glucose and serum insulin levels, used for the calculation of the Homeostasis Model Assessment. Results: Hepatic ultrasound alterations were found in 56.5% and 48,9% of the overweight/obese and control group children, respectively. Presence of obesity was associated with high levels of triglycerides (OR = 4.6; P = 0.002). In the studied children, the risk of steatosis was related to a trend to a higher percentage of retinol inadequacy (OR = 2.8; p = 0.051); there was no association with thiobarbituric acid reactive substances, lipid profile, or insulin resistance. Conclusions: The high frequency of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in both groups, evaluated by hepatic ultrasound, in low-socioeconomic level children, independent of nutritional condition and without significant association with insulin resistance, emphasizes that especially in developing countries, other risk factors such as micronutrient deficiencies (e.g. vitamin A) are involved.


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