Hepatic steatosis: search for New risk Factors. Bioimpedance analysis and Elastometry in screening
Study Objective: To assess the prevalence of hepatic steatosis and associated features of the body composition using elastography (fibroelastometry) with САР function and bioimpedance analysis in young people. Study Design: Perspective open single-site cross-sectional (single-step) clinical study. Materials and Methods: 59 volunteers (students from North-Western State Medical University named after I. I. Mechnikov (St. Petersburg)) aged 19 to 28 years old without verified hepatic and biliary tract diseases underwent a complex examination. Binary logistic regression was used for statistical data processing. Study Results: Fibroelastometry with САР function revealed elastographic signs of steatosis in 12 patients (20.3%). Binary logistic regression results demonstrated that when the upper limit of adipose tissue value is exceeded, the risk of steatosis rises by 28.5 times. Conclusion: Hepatic steatosis is quite common for young citizens of the metropolis. Hepatic steatosis in healthy young people is statistically associated with increase in adipose tissue.