Socioeconomic factors associated with the presence of and outcomes in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease.

Patrik Nasr Ying Shang Axel Wester Rickard Strandberg Linnea Widman Jeffrey Victor Lazarus Hannes Hagström

Published in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2024)

Socioeconomic factors were associated with somewhat higher odds for prevalent, but not incident, MALOs in people living with MASLD, after adjustments. This suggests primarily that risk factors for fibrosis progression are differently distributed across socioeconomic subgroups.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular disease
oxidative stress
type diabetes
adipose tissue
liver fibrosis
glycemic control