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 Paschou

Published 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
squamous cell
end stage renal disease
liver fibrosis
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
public health
type diabetes