2022
Cardiometabolic disorders, inflammation and the incidence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A longitudinal study comparing lean and non-lean individuals
Aneni E, Saeed G, Bittencourt M, Cainzos-Achirica M, Osondu C, Budoff M, Parise E, Santos R, Nasir K. Cardiometabolic disorders, inflammation and the incidence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A longitudinal study comparing lean and non-lean individuals. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0266505. PMID: 35385529, PMCID: PMC8985996, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0266505.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseRisk of NAFLDElevated blood glucoseElevated blood pressureFatty liver diseaseBlood glucoseLean individualsBlood pressureCardiometabolic disordersPhysical inactivityWaist circumferenceLiver diseaseDevelopment of NAFLDHigh-sensitivity C-reactive proteinCardiovascular disease risk stratificationSensitivity C-reactive proteinCardiometabolic risk factorsAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestC-reactive proteinMain exposure variableDisease risk stratificationHospital Israelita Albert EinsteinDisorders Identification TestAppropriate preventive measuresAtherogenic dyslipidemia
2014
Cigarette smoking worsens systemic inflammation in persons with metabolic syndrome
Jamal O, Aneni EC, Shaharyar S, Ali SS, Parris D, McEvoy JW, Veledar E, Blaha MJ, Blumenthal RS, Agatston AS, Conceição RD, Feldman T, Carvalho JA, Santos RD, Nasir K. Cigarette smoking worsens systemic inflammation in persons with metabolic syndrome. Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome 2014, 6: 79. PMID: 25960769, PMCID: PMC4424791, DOI: 10.1186/1758-5996-6-79.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHs-CRPSystemic inflammationCigarette smokingMetabolic syndromeHigh-sensitivity C-reactive proteinCardiovascular disease riskCombination of smokingC-reactive proteinLogistic regression modelsBackgroundEmerging dataSmoking statusSmoking cessationReactive proteinEntire populationSmokersSmokingInflammationDisease riskBrazilian subjectsMetSRegression analysisSignificant increaseSyndromeRiskAdditive effect