MAFLD in Obese Children: A Challenging Definition.

Anna Di SessaStefano GuarinoGiuseppina Rosaria UmanoMattia ArenellaSalvatore AlfieroGaetano QuarantaEmanuele Miraglia Del GiudicePierluigi Marzuillo

Published in: Children (Basel, Switzerland) (2021)

MAFLD criteria in obese children seem to be less accurate in identifying patients having an intrinsic higher cardiometabolic risk. This suggests the need for a more accurate definition in the context of pediatric obesity.

Keyphrases

weight loss
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
end stage renal disease
adipose tissue
young adults
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
insulin resistance
high resolution
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
bariatric surgery
obese patients
body mass index
patient reported