Association of iron status with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and liver fibrosis in US adults: a cross-sectional study from NHANES 2017–2018
Liao Tan, Qiaoyu Zhou, Jie Liu, Zhaoya Liu, Ruizheng Shi
Abstract
: Our results indicated that iron status indicators were closely associated with the occurrence of advanced liver fibrosis, which may indicate that iron status indicators could be potential biomarkers of NAFLD and advanced liver fibrosis.
Topics & Concepts
Fatty liverMedicineCross-sectional studyNational Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyInternal medicineEnvironmental healthFibrosisGastroenterologyLiver fibrosisAlcoholic liver diseaseDiseasePathologyCirrhosisPopulationLiver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentLiver Disease and TransplantationLiver Diseases and Immunity