Prevalence of hepatic steatosis as assessed by controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) in subjects with metabolic risk factors in primary care. A population-based study.
Núria FabrellasRosario HernándezIsabel GrauperaElsa SolàPilar RamosNatividad MartínGemma SáezConsuelo SimónAlmudena PérezTeresa GraellAndrea LarrañagaManel GarciaAna de la AradaAdrià JuanolaAlicia CoidurasIsabel DuasoAngel CasadoJulian MartinMarta GinèsNuria MorenoAna Gema PerezLaia MartiMireia BernatMontse SolaCarmina OlivéCristina SoléPere GinèsPublished in: PloS one (2018)
A high proportion of subjects with metabolic risk factors seen in primary care have severe steatosis. FLI could be used as a surrogate of CAP. Increased LS was found in a significant proportion of subjects with risk factors but not in control subjects.