Association between Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Carotid Artery Disease in a Community-Based Chinese Population: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Yu-chen Guo; Yong Zhou; Xing Gao; Yan Yao; Bin Geng; Qing-hua Cui; Ji-chun Yang; Hong-pu HU

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Association between Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Carotid Artery Disease in a Community-Based Chinese Population: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Author: Yu-Chen GUO ¹ ; Yong ZHOU ² ; Xing GAO ¹ ; Yan YAO ³ ; Bin GENG ⁴ ; Qing-Hua CUI ⁵ ; Ji-Chun YANG ⁶ ; Hong-Pu HU ¹
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1. Department of Health Information Management, Institute of Medical Information, Peking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100020, China.
2. Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China.
3. Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China.
4. Hypertension Center, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Beijing 100037, China.
5. Department of Biomedical Informatics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Science of the Ministry of Education Center for Non-coding RNA Medicine, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China.
6. Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China.
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Association; Carotid Artery Disease; Carotid Stenosis; Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
MeSH: Adult; Carotid Artery Diseases; complications; Carotid Intima-Media Thickness; China; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease; complications; Prevalence; Risk Factors
From: Chinese Medical Journal 2018;131(19):2269-2276
CountryChina
Language:English
Abstract:
BackgroundNonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common chronic liver diseases with a high prevalence in the general population. The association between NAFLD and cardiovascular disease has been well addressed in previous studies. However, whether NAFLD is associated with carotid artery disease in a community-based Chinese population remained unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between NAFLD and carotid artery disease.
MethodsA total of 2612 participants (1091 men and 1521 women) aged 40 years and older from Jidong of Tangshan city (China) were selected for this study. NAFLD was diagnosed by abdominal ultrasonography. The presence of carotid stenosis or plaque was evaluated by carotid artery ultrasonography. Logistic regression was used to analyze the association between NAFLD and carotid artery disease.
ResultsParticipants with NAFLD have a higher prevalence of carotid stenosis (12.9% vs. 4.6%) and carotid plaque (21.9% vs. 15.0%) than those without NAFLD. After adjusting for age, gender, smoking status, income, physical activity, diabetes, hypertension, triglyceride, waist-hip ratio, and high-density lipoprotein, NAFLD is significantly associated with carotid stenosis (odds ratio [OR]: 2.06, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.45-2.91), but the association between NAFLD and carotid plaque is not statistically significant (OR: 1.10, 95% CI: 0.8-1.40).
ConclusionA significant association between NAFLD and carotid stenosis is found in a Chinese population.