Lean/normal-weight metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease is a risk factor for reflux esophagitis.

Shuhei FukunagaDan NakanoTsubasa TsutsumiTakumi KawaguchiMohammed EslamShinobu YoshinagaHirohiko AbeRyuichi NounoSeiya JohKeiichi MitsuyamaJacob GeorgeTakuji Torimura

Published in: Hepatology research : the official journal of the Japan Society of Hepatology (2022)

MAFLD, in particular lean/normal-weight MAFLD, is independent risk factor for reflux esophagitis. Furthermore, visceral adiposity was identified as the most strong metabolic risk factor for reflux esophagitis in lean/normal-weight patients with MAFLD.

Keyphrases

weight gain
body mass index
weight loss
physical activity
bone mineral density
insulin resistance
body weight
oxidative stress
postmenopausal women
fatty acid
skeletal muscle