Prevalence of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in Japanese patients with morbid obesity undergoing bariatric surgery
Prevalence of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in Japanese patients with morbid obesity undergoing bariatric surgery
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DOI:
10.1007/s00535-015-1114-8
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发表时间:
2016-03-01
影响因子:
6.3
通讯作者:
Kasama, Kazunori
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作者:
Seki, Yosuke;Kakizaki, Satoru;Kasama, Kazunori
Background Patients with morbid obesity selected for bariatric surgery have a high prevalence of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH); however, the incidence is varied and depends on race. The prevalence of NASH in obese Japanese patients is unknown. We evaluated the prevalence of NASH in a prospective cohort of Japanese patients with morbid obesity.Methods From October 2009 to July 2011, consecutive patients requiring bariatric surgery underwent a liver biopsy during the operation. The indications for bariatric surgery followed the guidelines of the Asia-Pacific Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Society.Results One hundred two patients (55 males and 47 females, age 42.7 +/- 10.7 years) were analyzed. The mean body mass index was 42.1 +/- 8.2 kg/m(2). Among the 102 patients, 84 patients (82.4 %) had nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and 79 patients (77.5 %) had NASH. The grading and staging of NASH by Brunt's classification were as follows: grade 0 steatosis, one patient; grade 1 steatosis, 35 patients; grade 2 steatosis, 32 patients; grade 3 steatosis, 11 patients; stage 1 fibrosis, 25 patients; stage 2 fibrosis, 38 patients; stage 3 fibrosis, 16 patients, stage 4 fibrosis, no patients. The body weight, waist-hip ratio, visceral fat area, and aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, c-glutamyl transpeptidase, fasting plasma glucose, fasting plasma insulin, C peptide, hemoglobin A1c, and homeostasis model assessment insulin resistance levels were significantly elevated in the NASH group in comparison with the non-NASH group. The platelet count was significantly decreased in the NASH group. The waist-hip ratio and the alanine aminotransferase, fasting plasma glucose, and homeostasis model assessment insulin resistance levels were found to be independent predictors of NASH in a multivariate analysis.Conclusion The prevalence of NASH was 77.5 % in this prospective Japanese cohort. The prevalence of NASH in Japanese morbidly obese patients was extremely high, and early intervention should be undertaken.