Possible prediction of obesity‐related liver disease in children and adolescents using indices of body composition.

Summary: Background: Diagnosis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in children and adolescents currently requires advanced or invasive technologies. Objectives: We aimed to develop a method to improve diagnosis, using body composition indices and liver biochemical markers. Methods: To diagnose non‐a...

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Published in:Pediatric Obesity Vol. 17; no. 10; pp. 1 - 12
Main Authors: Johansen, Magnus Jung, Vonsild Lund, Morten Asp, Ängquist, Lars, Fonvig, Cilius Esmann, Holm, Louise Aas, Chabanova, Elizaveta, Thomsen, Henrik S., Hansen, Torben, Holm, Jens‐Christian
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell Oct2022
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          Johansen, Magnus Jung
          Vonsild Lund, Morten Asp
          Ängquist, Lars
          Fonvig, Cilius Esmann
          Holm, Louise Aas
          Chabanova, Elizaveta
          Thomsen, Henrik S.
          Hansen, Torben
          Holm, Jens‐Christian
        affil: The Children's Obesity Clinic, Accredited European Centre for Obesity Management, Department of Pediatrics, Copenhagen University Hospital Holbæk, Holbæk, Denmark
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          Pediatric Obesity Complications
          Pediatric Obesity Complications
          Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Diagnosis
          Body Composition In Infancy and Childhood
          Pediatric Obesity Epidemiology
          Metabolic Diseases Risk Factors
          Absorptiometry, Photon Methods
          Biological Markers
          Blood Specimen Collection
          Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
          Instrument Validation
          Body Mass Index
          Human
          Male
          Female
          Child
          Adolescence
          Instrument Construction
          Adipose Tissue Distribution
          Alanine Aminotransferase
          Sensitivity and Specificity
          Descriptive Statistics
          Data Analysis Software
          Child: 6-12 years
          Adolescent: 13-18 years
          Male
          Female
      ab: Summary: Background: Diagnosis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in children and adolescents currently requires advanced or invasive technologies. Objectives: We aimed to develop a method to improve diagnosis, using body composition indices and liver biochemical markers. Methods: To diagnose non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease, 767 Danish children and adolescents underwent clinical examination, blood sampling, whole‐body dual‐energy X‐ray absorptiometry scanning and proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy for liver fat quantification. Fourteen variables were selected as a starting point to construct models, narrowed by stepwise selection. Individuals were split into a training set for model construction and a validation test set. The final models were applied to 2120 Danish children and adolescents to estimate the prevalence. Results: The final models included five variables in different combinations: body mass index–standard deviation score, android‐to‐gynoid‐fat ratio, android‐regional fat percent, trunk‐regional fat percent and alanine transaminase. When validated, the sensitivity and specificity ranged from 38.6% to 51.7% and 87.6% to 91.9%, respectively. The estimated prevalence was 24.2%–35.3%. Models including alanine transaminase alongside body composition measurements displayed higher sensitivity. Conclusions: Body composition indices and alanine transaminase can be used to estimate non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease, with 38.6%–51.7% sensitivity and 87.6%–91.9%, specificity, in children and adolescents with overweight (including obesity). These estimated a 24.2%–35.3% prevalence in 2120 patients.
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