A method of predicting fibrosis risk in women with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and postmenopausal obesity
- Authors: Bulatova I.A.1, Shevlyukovа T.P.2, Sobol A.A.1,3, Gulyaeva I.L.1, Sheludko V.S.1
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Affiliations:
- Ye.A. Vagner Perm State Medical University
- Tyumen State Medical University
- Women's Health Clinic
- Issue: Vol 42, No 1 (2025)
- Pages: 71-78
- Section: Methods of diagnosis and technologies
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/PMJ/article/view/287612
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/pmj42171-78
- ID: 287612
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Abstract
Objective. To develop a method of predicting fibrosis risk in women with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and postmenopausal obesity.
Materials and methods. 70 patients with NAFLD and postmenopausal obesity with an average age of 51.0 (49.0–52.0) participated in the study. Hepatic steatosis signs were confirmed by ultrasound examination after other causes of its development had been excluded. The count of thrombocytes, glucose concentration, aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) activity were determined and body mass index (BMI), steatosis index HSI and fibrosis indices APRI and FIB4 were calculated in all the patients.
Results. The patients with NAFLD and postmenopausal obesity were divided into 2 groups: with a high fibrosis risk and with a low one. Women with a high fibrosis risk were significantly older (р=0,044), had a lower number of thrombocytes (р<0,001), and a higher glucose concentration (р=0,046) and transaminase activity. We selected 4 signs that significantly affect the probability of fibrosis and calculated the predicted risk of its development using the formula:
Y = 0.4258 – 0.0038 · platelets + 0.0567 · glucose + 0.0350 · AST – 0.0110 · ALT, where Y (rounded to a whole) is a predicted risk of fibrosis formation in patients with NAFLD and postmenopausal obesity. With Y ≥ 1 the risk of fibrosis formation is predicted in this cohort, and there is no risk when Y value is < 1. The sensitivity and specificity indicators of this method were 100 % and 97.5 %.
Conclusions. The suggested method for predicting the risk of fibrosis in NAFLD includes available laboratory tests, has good diagnostic characteristics, no "grey area" and is developed for the risk group (postmenopausal women). Its use will expand the possibilities of minimally invasive diagnosis, ensure earlier detection of the risk of liver fibrosis in this risk group, which will help to determine the further tactics of these patients’ management.
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I. A. Bulatova
Ye.A. Vagner Perm State Medical University
Author for correspondence.
Email: bula.1977@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7802-4796
DSc (Medicine), Head of the Department of Normal Physiology, Professor of the Department of Faculty Therapy № 2, Occupational Pathology and Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics
Russian Federation, PermT. P. Shevlyukovа
Tyumen State Medical University
Email: bula.1977@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7019-6630
DSc (Medicine), Professor of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the Institute of Maternity and Childhood
Russian Federation, TyumenA. A. Sobol
Ye.A. Vagner Perm State Medical University; Women's Health Clinic
Email: bula.1977@mail.ru
Laboratory Assistant of the Department of Pathologic Physiology, Therapist, Gastroenterologist
Russian Federation, Perm; PermI. L. Gulyaeva
Ye.A. Vagner Perm State Medical University
Email: bula.1977@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7521-1732
DSc (Medicine), Head of the Department of Pathologic Physiology
Russian Federation, PermV. S. Sheludko
Ye.A. Vagner Perm State Medical University
Email: bula.1977@mail.ru
PhD (Medicine), Leading Researcher
Russian Federation, PermReferences
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