Fatty liver is associated with advanced fibrosis but does not predict adverse outcomes in patients with chronic hepatitis B.

Journal of Viral Hepatitis
Sui-Weng WongRosmawati Mohamed

Abstract

Hepatic steatosis is increasingly common and has been implicated in progression of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients. We aimed to investigate the impact of hepatic steatosis on liver fibrosis and clinical outcomes in CHB patients. Consecutive CHB patients who underwent transient elastography between 2013 and 2017 at a tertiary hospital were included in this longitudinal cohort study. Presence of hepatic steatosis was defined as controlled attenuation parameter, CAP ≥ 248 dB/m, while advanced liver fibrosis was defined as liver stiffness measurement, LSM ≥ 9.4 kPa. Cardiovascular events, liver-related complications, malignancy and mortality and a composite of these outcomes were evaluated with Kaplan-Meier analysis and Cox proportional hazards regression. Our study cohort included 614 patients with median follow-up of 45 (32-63) months. Hepatic steatosis was present in 294 patients (47.9%), and advanced liver fibrosis was present in 127 patients (21.0%). Presence of hepatic steatosis (OR: 1.956, 95% CI: 1.250-3.060) and diabetes mellitus (OR: 3.507, 95% CI: 2.069-5.944) was independently associated with advanced fibrosis. Advanced fibrosis was independently associated with composite outcome (HR: 2.496, 95% CI:...Continue Reading

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