Fatty Liver Index is a valid predictor of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in pregnancy
Koralegedara IS, Warnasekara JN, Rathnayake A, Dayaratne KG, Agampodi SB. Fatty Liver Index is a valid predictor of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in pregnancy. BMJ Open Gastroenterology 2022, 9: e000913. PMID: 35728866, PMCID: PMC9214354, DOI: 10.1136/bmjgast-2022-000913.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseFatty liver indexAdverse pregnancy outcomesFatty liver diseasePregnant womenPregnancy outcomesLiver diseaseFatty liverLiver indexFirst trimester pregnant womenGamma-glutamyl transferase levelsBody mass indexPeriod of gestationLogistic regression modelsBinary logistic regression modelIndependent predictorsMass indexPregnancy cohortEarly pregnancyMean ageTransferase levelsLiver enzymesUltrasound scanGeneral populationHealth setupNon-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Among Pregnant Women With Metabolic Syndrome: Should Nutritional Intervention Be a Priority? A Cross Sectional Study in Rural Sri Lanka
Koralegedara I, Warnasekara J, Jayasinghe I, Agampodi T, Agampodi S, Dayaratne K. Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Among Pregnant Women With Metabolic Syndrome: Should Nutritional Intervention Be a Priority? A Cross Sectional Study in Rural Sri Lanka. Current Developments In Nutrition 2022, 6: 680. PMCID: PMC9194234, DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzac061.064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseProportion of NAFLDFatty liver diseaseMetS groupMetabolic syndromeNutritional interventionPregnant mothersAminotransferase levelsLiver diseaseAlcoholic fatty liver diseaseGamma-glutamyl transferase levelsCross-sectional comparative studyNon-MetS participantsAdverse pregnancy outcomesAlanine aminotransferase levelsInternational Diabetes FederationDetailed clinical examinationAspartate aminotransferase levelsAmerican Heart AssociationCross-sectional studyGlutamyl transferase levelsTime of recruitmentWorld Health OrganizationAnuradhapura districtMean dome