Predicting cardiometabolic disease in medical students using FibroScan and 30-year Framingham risk scores
CVD risk was identified in >17% of young medical students. The frequency of liver fibrosis and steatosis was also high among the participants, indicating that liver damage starts at a relatively early age. Early intervention is needed among young adults via health promotion and lifestyle changes.
Authors
- Muhammad Jawad Hashim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9280-9709)
- Charu Sharma
- Juma Alkaabi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2477-0408)
- Adnan Agha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2704-8931)
- Mahra Rashid Salim Alnaqbi
- A. Al-Kaabi
- Javed Yasin
- Mohammed Saif Mohammed Aldhaheri
Institutions
- United Arab Emirates University (AE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Medicine
- Published
- 2024-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2024.1431935
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.39
Funders
- United Arab Emirates University