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ArticleJHEP reports : innovation in hepatology2021

Inborn and acquired risk factors for severe liver disease in Europeans with type 2 diabetes from the UK Biobank.

Federica Tavaglione, Antonio De Vincentis, Oveis Jamialahmadi, Roberta Pujia, Rocco Spagnuolo, Antonio Picardi, Susanna Morano, Luca Valenti, Stefano Romeo, Umberto Vespasiani-Gentilucci

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Article in JHEP reports : innovation in hepatology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Federica TavaglioneClinical Medicine and Hepatology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Campus Bio-Medico University, Rome, Italy.
Antonio De VincentisInternal Medicine Unit, Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Campus Bio-Medico University, Rome, Italy.
Oveis JamialahmadiDepartment of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, Wallenberg Laboratory, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Roberta PujiaClinical Nutrition Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy.
Rocco SpagnuoloClinical Nutrition Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy.
Antonio PicardiClinical Medicine and Hepatology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Campus Bio-Medico University, Rome, Italy.
Susanna MoranoDepartment of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
Luca ValentiDepartment of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.
Stefano RomeoDepartment of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, Wallenberg Laboratory, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Umberto Vespasiani-GentilucciClinical Medicine and Hepatology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Campus Bio-Medico University, Rome, Italy.
Università Campus Bio-Medico · ITMagna Graecia University · ITUniversity of Gothenburg · SESapienza University of Rome · ITUniversity of Milan · IT

Funding

Medical Research Council MC_PC_17228Medical Research Council MC_QA137853
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND &

aimsType 2 diabetes is a major driver of fatty liver disease and its long-term complications. The aim of this study was to investigate the individual contribution of inborn and acquired risk factors for severe liver disease in individuals with type 2 diabetes from the UK Biobank study.

methodsA total of 22,812 UK Biobank participants of European descent without clinical history of liver disease and liver cancer were prospectively followed for the development of severe liver disease, defined as a composite diagnosis of cirrhosis, decompensated liver disease, hepatocellular carcinoma, and/or liver transplantation from the National Health Service records. The contribution of inborn and acquired risk factors to the risk of incident severe liver disease was assessed by Cox proportional hazards models.

resultsDuring a median follow-up of 8.9 years (IQR 8.1-9.6), there were 279 individuals with severe liver disease, including 255 with cirrhosis and/or decompensated liver disease, 47 with hepatocellular carcinoma, and 5 with liver transplantation; death from severe liver disease occurred in 83 individuals. Risk factors independently associated with increased risk of incident severe liver disease included abnormal aspartate aminotransferase (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] 4.85, 95% CI 2.76-8.54), decrease in serum albumin (aHR 2.39, 95% CI 1.76-3.24) and platelet count (aHR 1.12, 95% CI 1.09-1.16), cardiovascular disease (aHR 1.86, 95% CI 1.23-2.79), microalbuminuria (aHR 1.55, 95% CI 1.04-2.30),

conclusionsThese findings may help in clinical care to identify individuals with type 2 diabetes at risk of severe liver disease, in turn leading to personalised risk prediction and prevention strategies. LAY SUMMARY: Type 2 diabetes is a key driver of severe liver disease, namely cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, and liver-related mortality. In Europeans with type 2 diabetes from the prospective UK Biobank study, abnormal liver function, cardiovascular disease, microalbuminuria, and genetic variants in

Indexed as

ALT, alanine aminotransferaseAST, aspartate aminotransferaseCirrhosiseGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rateFatty liverFLD, fatty liver diseaseHbA1c, glycated haemoglobinHepatocellular carcinomaHR, hazard ratioICD-10, International Classification of Diseases 10th editionSLD, severe liver diseaseType 2 diabetesUACR, urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio

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PMID33997749
PMCPMC8099786
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