In:
PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science (PLoS), Vol. 17, No. 11 ( 2022-11-23), p. e0277930-
Abstract:
We evaluated the clinical characteristics of metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) to evaluate the usefulness of the MAFLD diagnostic criteria in a resident health survey. Methods In 1056 participants of a health survey, we compared obesity, diabetes, metabolic dysregulation, FibroScan-aspartate aminotransferase (FAST) score, dietary habits, and gut microbiota between healthy individuals and participants with MAFLD and Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Results The proportion of participants with MAFLD in the fatty liver was higher than that with NAFLD (88.1% vs. 75.5%, respectively). Of 36 participants with a FAST score 〉 0.35, 29 (80.6%) participants had MAFLD and 23 (63.9%) participants had NAFLD. Of 29 patients with liver fibrosis, 26 (89.7%) participants had obesity and metabolic dysregulation. In the evaluation of diet, the total energy, protein, dietary fiber, and salt intake were significantly higher in participants with MAFLD than those in participants without fatty liver. In the microbiota analysis, the results of the linear discriminant analysis effect size analysis revealed nine bacterial genera that were significantly different in participants with MAFLD in comparison with participants without fatty liver. Of these genera, the relative abundance of Blautia was especially low in participants with MAFLD. Conclusion In a resident health survey, participants with MAFLD had a higher proportion of fatty liver than those with NAFLD. MAFLD criteria could help in improved screening of participants with liver fibrosis. Therefore, the MAFLD criteria could be a useful diagnostic tool for aggressively identifying participants with a high risk of fatty liver. Additionally, Blautia might be involved in the development of MAFLD.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1932-6203
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0277930
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0277930.g001
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10.1371/journal.pone.0277930.g002
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10.1371/journal.pone.0277930.g003
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10.1371/journal.pone.0277930.g004
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10.1371/journal.pone.0277930.t001
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10.1371/journal.pone.0277930.t002
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10.1371/journal.pone.0277930.t003
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10.1371/journal.pone.0277930.t004
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10.1371/journal.pone.0277930.t005
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10.1371/journal.pone.0277930.t006
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10.1371/journal.pone.0277930.t007
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10.1371/journal.pone.0277930.t008
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0277930.s001
Language:
English
Publisher:
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Publication Date:
2022
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