Ability of triglyceride‐glucose indices to predict metabolic dysfunction associated with steatotic liver disease in pediatric obesity
This study demonstrates that the values of ALT ≥ 26 IU/L in boys and ≥22 IU/L in girls can be used for the screening of MASLD in youths with OW/OB, while the combination of TyG-derived indices is not superior to ALT alone.
Authors
- Domenico Corica (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3628-1612)
- Procolo Di Bonito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1887-6142)
- Anita Morandi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2631-9330)
- Maria Felicia Faienza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1899-8337)
- Claudio Maffeis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3563-4404)
- Emanuele Miraglia del Giudice (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1492-076X)
- Giulio Maltoni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2526-5588)
- Anna Di Sessa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5877-3757)
- Maria Rosaria Licenziati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6699-2231)
- Valeria Calcaterra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2137-5974)
- Enza Mozzillo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8437-8494)
- Giuliana Valerio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5063-4333)
- Giuseppina Rosaria Umano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5570-6620)
- Malgorzata Wasniewska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9090-2574)
- Francesca Franco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6652-4543)
Institutions
- University of Messina (IT)
- University of Verona (IT)
- Parthenope University of Naples (IT)
- University of Pavia (IT)
- Ospedale Santa Maria (IT)
- Federico II University Hospital (IT)
- Azienda USL di Bologna (IT)
- Santobono Children's Hospital (IT)
- Ospedale Santa Maria della Misericordia di Udine (IT)
- University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" (IT)
- University of Bari Aldo Moro (IT)
- University of Naples Federico II (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
- Published
- 2025-08-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jpn3.70201
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.71