The effect of weight gain and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease on liver fibrosis progression and regression in people with HIV

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OBJECTIVE: People with HIV (PWH) have high risk of liver fibrosis. We investigated the effect of weight gain and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) on liver fibrosis dynamics.

DESIGN: Multicenter cohort study.

METHODS: Fibrosis progression was defined as development of significant fibrosis (liver stiffness measurement [LSM]≥8 kPa), or transition to cirrhosis (LSM≥13 kPa), for those with significant fibrosis at baseline. Fibrosis regression was defined as transition to LSM<8 kPa, or to LSM<13 kPa for those with cirrhosis at baseline. MASLD was defined as hepatic steatosis (controlled attenuation parameter >248 dB/m) with at least one metabolic abnormality. A continuous-time multi-state Markov model was used to describe transitions across fibrosis states.

RESULTS: Among 1183 PWH included from three centres (25.2% with viral hepatitis coinfection), baseline prevalence of significant fibrosis and MASLD was 14.4% and 46.8%, respectively. During a median follow-up of 2.5 years (interquartile range 1.9-3.5) the incidence rate of fibrosis progression and regression was 2.8 (95% CI, 2.3-3.4) and 2.2 (95% CI, 1.9-2.6) per 100 person-years, respectively. In Markov model, weight gain increased the odds of fibrosis progression (odds ratio [OR] 3.11, 95% CI 1.59-6.08), whereas weight gain (OR 0.30, 95% CI 0.10-0.84) and male sex (OR 0.32, 95% CI 0.14-0.75) decreased the odds of fibrosis regression. On multivariable Cox regression analysis, predictors of fibrosis progression were weight gain (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] 3.12, 95% CI 1.41-6.90) and MASLD (aHR 2.72, 95% CI 1.05-7.02).

CONCLUSIONS: Fibrosis transitions are driven by metabolic health variables in PWH, independently of viral hepatitis coinfection and antiretroviral class therapy.

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2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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AIDS (London, England) - (2024) vom: 10. Apr.

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Englisch

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Guaraldi, Giovanni [VerfasserIn]
Milic, Jovana [VerfasserIn]
Renzetti, Stefano [VerfasserIn]
Motta, Federico [VerfasserIn]
Cinque, Felice [VerfasserIn]
Bischoff, Jenny [VerfasserIn]
Desilani, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Conti, Jacopo [VerfasserIn]
Medioli, Filippo [VerfasserIn]
Del Monte, Martina [VerfasserIn]
Kablawi, Dana [VerfasserIn]
Elgretli, Wesal [VerfasserIn]
Calza, Stefano [VerfasserIn]
Mussini, Cristina [VerfasserIn]
Rockstroh, Juergen K [VerfasserIn]
Sebastiani, Giada [VerfasserIn]

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Date Revised 18.04.2024

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10.1097/QAD.0000000000003903

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