The Prevalence of Elevated Alanine Aminotransferase Levels Meeting Clinical Action Thresholds in Children with Obesity in Primary Care Practice.

Authors :: Wu SJ
Darbinian JA
Schwimmer JB
Yu EL
Ramalingam ND
Greenspan LC
Lo JC
Source :: The Journal of pediatrics [J Pediatr] 2022 Jan; Vol. 240, pp. 280-283. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Sep 23.
Publication Year :: 2022
Abstract: Using a clinically actionable threshold for alanine aminotransferase to define suspected nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in US children with obesity, the risk of suspected nonalcoholic fatty liver disease was highest for Asian and Hispanic race/ethnicity, male sex, and severe obesity.<br /> (Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Subjects :: Adolescent
Biomarkers blood
Child
Female
Humans
Male
Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease blood
Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease epidemiology
Obesity blood
Prevalence
Alanine Transaminase blood
Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease diagnosis
Obesity epidemiology

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