Fatty liver, carotid disease and gallstones: A study of age-related associations

被引：54

作者：

Lonardo, Amedeo ^{[1
]}

Lombardini, Silvia ^{[1
]}

Scaglioni, Federica ^{[1
]}

Ballestri, Stefano ^{[1
]}

Verrone, Anna Maria ^{[1
]}

Bertolotti, Marco ^{[1
]}

Carulli, Lucia ^{[1
]}

Ganazzi, Dorval ^{[1
]}

Carulli, Nicola ^{[1
]}

Loria, Paola ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Modena & Reggio Emilia, Azienda USL, Dept Internal Med Metab Endocrinol & Geriatr, Osped Baggiovara, I-41100 Modena, Italy

来源：

WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY | 2006年 / 12卷 / 36期

关键词：

atherosclerosis; carotid; gallstones; intimamedia; thickening; fatty liver;

D O I：

10.3748/wjg.v12.i36.5826

中图分类号：

R57 [消化系及腹部疾病];

学科分类号：

摘要：

AIM: To evaluate carotid intima-media thickening (IMT) and plaques, gallstone disease (GD) and fatty liver (FL) as a function of age. METHODS: In 449 subjects, FL and carotid disease were assessed ultrasonographically. In a subgroup of 65/449 patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), carotid disease, GD and associated factors were determined. RESULTS: FL of unspecified etiology was more common in younger and GD in older individuals. FL subjects had an increased prevalence of IMT and a decreased prevalence of plaques and manifested carotid disease earlier. Plaques were more common in subjects with GD. Age was an independent predictor of carotid disease outcome and FL was a protective factor for plaques. In NAFLD, there was an inverse correlation between body weight and age and the latter independently predicted carotid findings. CONCLUSION: Cardiovascular risk in patients with FL and NAFLD needs to be assessed as a function of age and body weight. (C) 2006 The WJG Press. All rights reserved.

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页码：5826 / 5833

页数：8

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