Elevated FIB-4 Is Associated with Higher Rates of Cardiovascular Disease and Extrahepatic Cancer History in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
Dimitrios S KaragiannakisKaterina StefanakiFoteini PetreaPanagiota ZacharakiAlexandra GiannouOlympia MichalopoulouParaskevi KazakouTheodora PsaltopoulouVasiliki VasileiouStavroula A PaschouPublished in: Biomedicines (2024)
FIB-4 ≥ 1.3 is associated with a higher probability of CVD or extrahepatic cancer history. FIB-4 could potentially discriminate patients at risk, justifying stricter surveillance.
Keyphrases
- papillary thyroid
- cardiovascular disease
- end stage renal disease
- squamous cell
- liver fibrosis
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- public health
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- childhood cancer
- patient reported outcomes
- metabolic syndrome
- young adults
- coronary artery disease
- cardiovascular risk factors