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ArticleJournal of Korean medical science2021

Severe Phenotype of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Pediatric Patients with Subclinical Hypothyroidism: a Retrospective Multicenter Study from Korea.

So Yoon Choi, Dae Yong Yi, Soon Chul Kim, Ben Kang, Byung Ho Choe, Yoon Lee, Yoo Min Lee, Eun Hye Lee, Hyo Jeong Jang, You Jin Choi and 1 more

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Article in Journal of Korean medical science, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 9 institutions in 1 country.

So Yoon ChoiDepartment of Pediatrics, Kosin Gospel Hospital, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7389-7678
Dae Yong YiDepartment of Pediatrics, Chung-Ang University Hospital, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4168-7131
Soon Chul KimDepartment of Pediatrics, Jeonbuk National University Medical School and Hospital, Jeonju, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5947-4599
Ben KangDepartment of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8516-9803
Byung Ho ChoeDepartment of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9899-9120
Yoon LeeDepartment of Pediatrics, Korea University Anam Hospital, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9521-3575
Yoo Min LeeDepartment of Pediatrics, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3554-6559
Eun Hye LeeDepartment of Pediatrics, Nowon Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9270-9783
Hyo Jeong JangDepartment of Pediatrics, Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1496-5754
You Jin ChoiDepartment of Pediatrics, Inje University, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6882-3877
Hyun Jin KimDepartment of Pediatrics, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea. tai832@cnuh.co.kr.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0279-7925
Kyungpook National University · KRSoonchunhyang University · KRChung-Ang University Hospital · KRChungnam National University Hospital · KREulji University · KRInje University · KRJeonbuk National University Hospital · KRKeimyung University Dongsan Medical Center · KRKosin University Gospel Hospital · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIt is uncertain whether non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is associated with subclinical hypothyroidism (SH) in pediatric patients. The purpose of this study was to investigated the prevalence and related factors of SH in pediatric patients with NAFLD. We also evaluate the association between liver fibrosis and SH.

methodsWe retrospectively reviewed medical records for patients aged 4 to 18 years who were diagnosed with NAFLD and tested for thyroid function from January 2015 to December 2019 at 10 hospitals in Korea.

resultsThe study included 428 patients with NAFLD. The prevalence of SH in pediatric NAFLD patients was 13.6%. In multivariate logistic regression, higher levels of steatosis on ultrasound and higher aspartate aminotransferase to platelet count ratio index (APRI) score were associated with increased risk of SH. Using receiver operating characteristic curves, the optimal cutoff value of the APRI score for predicting SH was 0.6012 (area under the curve, 0.67;

conclusionSH was often observed in patients with NAFLD, more frequently in patients with more severe liver damage. Thyroid function tests should be performed on pediatric NAFLD patients, especially those with higher grades of liver steatosis and fibrosis.

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AdolescentChildFatty LiverFemaleHumansHypothyroidismLiver CirrhosisMaleNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseasePrevalenceRepublic of KoreaRetrospective StudiesThyroid Function TestsLiver FibrosisLiver SteatosisNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseSubclinical Hypothyroidism

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