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ArticleLipids in health and disease2023

Association between fatty liver index and blood coagulation markers: a population-based study.

Maximilian Iglesias Morcillo, Dennis Freuer, Anette Peters, Margit Heier, Daniel Teupser, Christine Meisinger, Jakob Linseisen

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Article in Lipids in health and disease, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Maximilian Iglesias MorcilloEpidemiology, University of Augsburg, University Hospital Augsburg, Stenglinstr. 2, Augsburg, 86156, Germany.
Dennis FreuerEpidemiology, University of Augsburg, University Hospital Augsburg, Stenglinstr. 2, Augsburg, 86156, Germany.
Anette PetersInstitute of Epidemiology, Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health (GmbH), Neuherberg, 85764, Germany.
Margit HeierInstitute of Epidemiology, Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health (GmbH), Neuherberg, 85764, Germany.
Daniel TeupserInstitute of Laboratory Medicine, Medical Faculty, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, 81377, Germany.
Christine MeisingerEpidemiology, University of Augsburg, University Hospital Augsburg, Stenglinstr. 2, Augsburg, 86156, Germany.
Jakob LinseisenEpidemiology, University of Augsburg, University Hospital Augsburg, Stenglinstr. 2, Augsburg, 86156, Germany. jakob.linseisen@med.uni-augsburg.de.
University of Augsburg · DEZimmer Biomet (Netherlands) · NLLudwig-Maximilians-Universität München · DEUniversity Hospital Augsburg · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPopulation-based studies investigating the association between blood coagulation markers and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are rare. Thus, we aimed to investigate the relationship between the Fatty Liver Index (FLI) as a measure of hepatic steatosis and plasma concentrations of antithrombin III, D-dimer, fibrinogen D, protein C, protein S, factor VIII, activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT), quick value and international thromboplastin time (INR) in the general population.

methodsAfter the exclusion of participants with anticoagulative treatment, 776 participants (420 women and 356 men, aged 54-74 years) of the population-based KORA Fit study with analytic data on hemostatic factors were included in the present analysis. Linear regression models were used to explore the associations between FLI and hemostatic markers, adjusted for sex, age, alcohol consumption, education, smoking status, and physical activity. In a second model, additional adjustments were made for the history of stroke, hypertension, myocardial infarction, serum non-HDL cholesterol levels, and diabetes status. In addition, analyses were stratified by diabetes status.

resultsIn the multivariable models (with or without health conditions), significantly positive associations with FLI were obtained for plasma concentrations of D-dimers, factor VIII, fibrinogen D, protein C, protein S, and quick value, while INR and antithrombin III were inversely associated. These associations were weaker in pre-diabetic subjects and largely disappeared in diabetic patients.

conclusionIn this population-based study, an increased FLI is clearly related to changes in the blood coagulation system, possibly increasing the risk of thrombotic events. Due to a generally more pro-coagulative profile of hemostatic factors, such an association is not visible in diabetic subjects.

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Factor VIIIHemostaticsAnticoagulantsAntithrombin IIIBlood CoagulationFemaleFibrinogenHumansMaleProtein CProtein SAnticoagulantsAntithrombin IIIFactor VIIIFibrinogenHemostaticsProtein CProtein SCoagulationFatty liver indexHemostatic factorsHepatic steatosisKORA

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