Suspected Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Is Not Associated with Vitamin D Status in Adolescents after Adjustment for Obesity
Joint Authors
Brar, Preneet Cheema
Katz, Karin
Parekh, Niyati
Weitzman, Michael
Liu, Ying-Hua
Source
Issue
Vol. 2010, Issue 2010 (31 Dec. 2010), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-02-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This study investigated a potential independent association between hypovitaminosis D and suspected nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in a nationally representative sample of the US adolescents.
Data from 1630 subjects 12–19 years of age were examined using the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001–2004.
The vitamin D status of subjects was categorized into quartiles of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D.
Subjects with serum ALT>30 U/L were classified as having suspected NAFLD.
Data regarding age, sex, race, BMI, and poverty level were also analyzed in bivariate and multivariate analyses using SAS and SUDAAN software.
Suspected NAFLD was identified in 12.1% of adolescents in the lowest quartile compared to 6.9% of adolescents in the second quartile, 8.0% in the third quartile, and 13.17% in the highest quartile of serum 25(OH)D concentrations (P=.05).
In analyses utilizing vitamin D as a continuous variable, no independent association was found between Vitamin D levels and rates of elevated ALT levels.
In multivariate analyses, higher risks for suspected NAFLD were observed in males and overweight adolescents; however, vitamin D status was not found to be independently associated with suspected NAFLD after adjusting for obesity.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Katz, Karin& Brar, Preneet Cheema& Parekh, Niyati& Liu, Ying-Hua& Weitzman, Michael. 2011. Suspected Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Is Not Associated with Vitamin D Status in Adolescents after Adjustment for Obesity. Journal of Obesity،Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Katz, Karin…[et al.]. Suspected Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Is Not Associated with Vitamin D Status in Adolescents after Adjustment for Obesity. Journal of Obesity No. 2010 (2010), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Katz, Karin& Brar, Preneet Cheema& Parekh, Niyati& Liu, Ying-Hua& Weitzman, Michael. Suspected Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Is Not Associated with Vitamin D Status in Adolescents after Adjustment for Obesity. Journal of Obesity. 2011. Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-476338
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-476338