title: The Risk of Abdominal Obesity according to the Degree of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Korean Men.
abstract: Although non-alcoholic fatty liver disease has been reported as a cardiometabolic risk factor, the effect of non-alcoholic fatty liver is yet to be clarified on abdominal obesity. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate the longitudinal relationship of non-alcoholic fatty liver on the development of abdominal obesity. The study participants were composed of 11,212 Korean men without abdominal obesity. They were followed up from 2005 to 2010 to be monitored for the development of abdominal obesity according to their degree of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (normal, mild, and moderate to severe). Cox-proportional hazard model was used to calculate the hazard ratios for abdominal obesity according to the degree of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. While the average incidence was 15.5%, the incidence of abdominal obesity increased according to the degree of non-alcoholic fatty liver (normal: 11.6%, mild: 25.2%, moderate to severe: 41.0%, P < 0.001). Multivariable-adjusted hazard ratios for abdominal obesity independently increased proportionally to the degree of NAFLD (mild [1.07; 0.94-1.23], moderate to severe [1.58; 1.11-2.26], P for trend < 0.001). The risk of abdominal obesity increased proportionally to the degree of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. This finding guarantees further studies to reveal the incidental relationship of abdominal obesity with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
authors.affiliation: Total Healthcare Center, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University, School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.; Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Sung Keun
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-4703-9917
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea .
authors.forename: Jae-Hong
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-5232-1426
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Ryoo
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea .
authors.forename: Joong-Myung
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-3610-6662
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea .
authors.forename: Min Woo
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-6574-8453
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea .
authors.forename: Chung Min
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-0604-4672
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003710:Demography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D065626:Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D056128:Obesity, Abdominal / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D011446:Prospective Studies; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D055105:Waist Circumference
keywords: Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease; Obesity, Abdominal; Waist Circumference