ArticleBMC infectious diseases2018
Is Toxoplasma gondii infection correlated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease?- a population-based study.
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- Cross-sectional association of Toxoplasma gondii exposure with BMI and diet in US adults.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Article
- Infections at the nexus of metabolic-associated fatty liver disease.Archives of toxicology · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundPrevious studies have suggested that Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) infection might be associated with fatty liver disease. However, the relationship between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and T. gondii infection has not been investigated in a large population. We aimed to study the relationship between those two diseases using a population-based dataset from the United States.
methodsThe data were collected from the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) between 1988 and 1994. Statistical analysis was applied to compare the prevalence of NAFLD in anti-T. gondii antibody-positive participants with antibody-negative ones.
resultsA total of 9465 persons with a mean age of 44.33 ± 16.21 years, 46.9% of which were males, were included in the final analysis. Their mean BMI was 27.60 ± 5.96 kg/m
conclusionsPatients with T. gondii infection may have a higher prevalence of NAFLD. Age may have an effect on the increase of NAFLD in the T. gondii seropositive population.
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