Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in older adults is associated with frailty and social disadvantage

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BACKGROUND & AIMS: The burden of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is growing rapidly, as is the number of older adults globally. However, relatively few studies have been performed evaluating the prevalence and risk factors for MASLD in older adults. As such, we aimed to identify the prevalence of MASLD in older adults, as well as sociodemographic, clinical, functional and biochemical associations.

METHODS: The study population included older adults without a history of cardiovascular disease, dementia or independence-limiting functional impairment who had participated in the ASPirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly (ASPREE) randomised trial. MASLD was defined using the Fatty Liver Index (FLI). Associations were identified using Poisson regression with robust variance for FLI ≥ 60 vs FLI < 30.

RESULTS: 9097 Australian participants aged ≥70 years had complete biochemical and anthropometric data to identify MASLD. The study population had a mean age of 75.1 ± 4.3 years and was 45.0% male. Almost one-third (33.0%) had prevalent MASLD, and the prevalence decreased with increasing age (adjusted RR [aRR] 0.96, 95% CI: 0.96-0.97). MASLD was also negatively associated with social advantage (aRR 0.94, 95% CI: 0.90-0.99) and exercise tolerance and was positively associated with diabetes mellitus (aRR: 1.22, 95% CI: 1.16-1.29), hypertension (aRR: 1.31, 95% CI: 1.22-1.41), male sex (aRR: 1.66, 95% CI: 1.57-1.74), pre-frailty (aRR: 1.99, 95% CI: 1.82-2.12) and frailty (aRR: 2.36, 95% CI: 2.16-2.56). MASLD and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) results were 100% concordant.

CONCLUSION: This study in a large cohort of relatively healthy community-dwelling older adults shows that MASLD is common, decreases with age and is associated with poorer metabolic health, social disadvantage and frailty.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:44

Enthalten in:

Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver - 44(2024), 1 vom: 20. Jan., Seite 39-51

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Clayton-Chubb, Daniel [VerfasserIn]
Kemp, William W [VerfasserIn]
Majeed, Ammar [VerfasserIn]
Lubel, John S [VerfasserIn]
Woods, Robyn L [VerfasserIn]
Tran, Cammie [VerfasserIn]
Ryan, Joanne [VerfasserIn]
Hodge, Alexander [VerfasserIn]
Schneider, Hans G [VerfasserIn]
McNeil, John J [VerfasserIn]
Roberts, Stuart K [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Disability
Elder
Epidemiology
Journal Article
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Physical function
Prevalence
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 24.12.2023

Date Revised 19.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/liv.15725

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM361954301