Relationship between anthropometric measures and the risk of incident Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: a longitudinal study
We demonstrated the strongest association between BMI and incident MASLD compared to other measures, particularly in males, while also showing a strong association in females. Additionally, specific WC criteria for Asians to improve MASLD diagnosis are needed.
Authors
- Akihiro Obora
- Takahiro Ichikawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2545-5410)
- Takuro Okamura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7269-1697)
- Yoshitaka Hashimoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8794-0550)
- Hiroshi Okada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1707-970X)
- Michiaki Fukui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0903-1797)
- Masahide Hamaguchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8651-4445)
- Takao Kojima
Institutions
- Asahi University (JP)
- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine (JP)
- Matsushita Memorial Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Gastroenterology
- Published
- 2025-03-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-025-03780-8
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35