Epidemiological survey of hemoglobin A1c and liver fibrosis in a general population with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
Kenichi TanakaHirokazu TakahashiHideyuki HyogoMasafumi OnoNoriko OzaYoichiro KitajimaMiwa KawanakaKazuaki ChayamaToshiji SaibaraKeizo AnzaiYuichiro EguchiPublished in: Hepatology research : the official journal of the Japan Society of Hepatology (2018)
The prevalence of NAFLD and liver fibrosis of NAFLD increased according to glycemia, up to 8.0% HbA1c. Measuring HbA1c and calculating the FIB-4 index in health checkups could help to identify potential cases of liver fibrosis of NAFLD, which should then be further evaluated using other techniques to confirm liver fibrosis.