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{"title":"Hepatoprotective effects of Xiaoyao San formula on hepatic steatosis and inflammation via regulating the sex hormones metabolism","authors":"Xiao-Li Mei, Shu-Yi Wu, Si-Lan Wu, Xiao-Lin Luo, Si-Xing Huang, Rui Liu, Zhe Qiang","doi":"10.4254/wjh.v16.i7.1051","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v16.i7.1051","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUND\u0000 The modified Xiaoyao San (MXS) formula is an adjuvant drug recommended by the National Health Commission of China for the treatment of liver cancer, which has the effect of preventing postoperative recurrence and metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma and prolonging patient survival. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying that remain unclear.\u0000 AIM\u0000 To investigate the role and mechanisms of MXS in ameliorating hepatic injury, steatosis and inflammation.\u0000 METHODS\u0000 A choline-deficient/high-fat diet-induced rat nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) model was used to examine the effects of MXS on lipid accumulation in primary hepatocytes. Liver tissues were collected for western blotting and immunohistochemistry (IHC) assays. Lipid accumulation and hepatic fibrosis were detected using oil red staining and Sirius red staining. The serum samples were collected for biochemical assays and NMR-based metabonomics analysis. The inflammation/lipid metabolism-related signaling and regulators in liver tissues were also detected to reveal the molecular mechanisms of MXS against NASH.\u0000 RESULTS\u0000 MXS showed a significant decrease in lipid accumulation and inflammatory response in hepatocytes under metabolic stress. The western blotting and IHC results indicated that MXS activated AMPK pathway but inhibited the expression of key regulators related to lipid accumulation, inflammation and hepatic fibrosis in the pathogenesis of NASH. The metabonomics analysis systemically indicated that the arachidonic acid metabolism and steroid hormone synthesis are the two main target metabolic pathways for MXS to ameliorate liver inflammation and hepatic steatosis. Mechanistically, we found that MXS protected against NASH by attenuating the sex hormone-related metabolism, especially the metabolism of male hormones.\u0000 CONCLUSION\u0000 MXS ameliorates inflammation and hepatic steatosis of NASH by inhibiting the metabolism of male hormones. Targeting male hormone related metabolic pathways may be the potential therapeutic approach for NASH.","PeriodicalId":23687,"journal":{"name":"World Journal of Hepatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-07-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141797670","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Chronic hepatitis B virus infection in Eastern Ethiopia: Clinical characteristics and determinants of cirrhosis","authors":"N. Y. Ismael, S. A. Usmael, N. B. Belay, Hailemichael Desalegn Mekonen, A. Johannessen, Stian Orlien","doi":"10.4254/wjh.v16.i7.995","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v16.i7.995","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUND\u0000 Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) virus infection is a major cause of liver-associated morbidity and mortality, particularly in low-income countries. A better understanding of the epidemiological, clinical, and virological characteristics of CHB will guide appropriate treatment strategies and improve the control and management of CHB in Ethiopia.\u0000 AIM\u0000 To investigate the characteristics of CHB in Eastern Ethiopia and assess the efficacy and safety of antiviral treatment.\u0000 METHODS\u0000 This cohort study included 193 adults who were human immunodeficiency virus-negative with CHB between June 2016 and December 2019. Baseline assessments included chemistry, serologic, and viral markers. χ 2 tests, Mann-Whitney U tests, and logistic regression analyses were used to identify the determinants of cirrhosis. Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) was initiated using treatment criteria from the Ethiopian CHB pilot program.\u0000 RESULTS\u0000 A total of 132 patients (68.4%) were men, with a median age of 30 years [interquartile range (IQR): 24-38]. At enrollment, 60 (31.1%) patients had cirrhosis, of whom 35 (58.3%) had decompensated cirrhosis. Khat use, hepatitis B envelope antigen positivity, and a high viral load were independently associated with cirrhosis. Additionally, 66 patients (33.4%) fulfilled the treatment criteria and 59 (30.6%) started TDF. Among 29 patients who completed 24 months of treatment, the median aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio index declined from 1.54 (IQR: 0.66-2.91) to 1.10 (IQR: 0.75-2.53) (P = 0.002), and viral suppression was achieved in 80.9% and 100% of patients after 12 months and 24 months of treatment, respectively. Among the treated patients, 12 (20.3%) died within the first 6 months of treatment, of whom 8 had decompensated cirrhosis.\u0000 CONCLUSION\u0000 This study highlights the high prevalence of cirrhosis, initial mortality, and the efficacy of TDF treatment. Scaling up measures to prevent and control CHB infections in Ethiopia is crucial.","PeriodicalId":23687,"journal":{"name":"World Journal of Hepatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-07-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141797596","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Improvement of hepatic fibrosis after tenofovir disoproxil fumarate switching to tenofovir alafenamide for three years","authors":"Tung Huynh, Delana MyAn Bui, Tina Xiwen Zhou, Ke-Qin Hu","doi":"10.4254/wjh.v16.i7.1009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v16.i7.1009","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUND\u0000 Both tenofovir alafenamide (TAF) and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) are the first-line treatments for chronic hepatitis B (CHB). We have showed switching from TDF to TAF for 96 weeks resulted in further alanine aminotransferase (ALT) improvement, but data remain lacking on the long-term benefits of TDF switching to TAF on hepatic fibrosis.\u0000 AIM\u0000 To assess the benefits of TDF switching to TAF for 3 years on ALT, aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and hepatic fibrosis improvement in patients with CHB.\u0000 METHODS\u0000 A single center retrospective study on 53 patients with CHB who were initially treated with TDF, then switched to TAF to determine dynamic patterns of ALT, AST, AST to platelet ratio index (APRI), fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) scores, and shear wave elastography (SWE) reading improvement at switching week 144, and the associated factors.\u0000 RESULTS\u0000 The mean age was 55 (28-80); 45.3%, males; 15.1%, clinical cirrhosis; mean baseline ALT, 24.8; AST, 25.7 U/L; APRI, 0.37; and FIB-4, 1.66. After 144 weeks TDF switching to TAF, mean ALT and AST were reduced to 19.7 and 21, respectively. From baseline to switching week 144, the rates of ALT and AST < 35 (male)/25 (female) and < 30 (male)/19 (female) were persistently increased; hepatic fibrosis was also improved by APRI < 0.5, from 79.2% to 96.2%; FIB-4 < 1.45, from 52.8% to 58.5%, respectively; mean APRI was reduced to 0.27; FIB-4, to 1.38; and mean SWE reading, from 7.05 to 6.30 kPa after a mean of 109 weeks switching. The renal function was stable and the frequency of patients with glomerular filtration rate > 60 mL/min was increased from 86.5% at baseline to 88.2% at switching week 144.\u0000 CONCLUSION\u0000 Our data confirmed that switching from TDF to TAF for 3 years results in not only persistent ALT/AST improvement, but also hepatic fibrosis improvement by APRI, FIB-4 scores, as well as SWE reading, the important clinical benefits of long-term hepatitis B virus antiviral treatment with TAF.","PeriodicalId":23687,"journal":{"name":"World Journal of Hepatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-07-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141798287","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cold ischemia time in liver transplantation: An overview.","authors":"Manuela Cesaretti, Alessandro Izzo, Roberta Anna Pellegrino, Alessandro Galli, Orestes Mavrothalassitis","doi":"10.4254/wjh.v16.i6.883","DOIUrl":"10.4254/wjh.v16.i6.883","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The standard approach to organ preservation in liver transplantation is by static cold storage and the time between the cross-clamping of a graft in a donor and its reperfusion in the recipient is defined as cold ischemia time (CIT). This simple definition reveals a multifactorial time frame that depends on donor hepatectomy time, transit time, and recipient surgery time, and is one of the most important donor-related risk factors which may influence the graft and recipient's survival. Recently, the growing demand for the use of marginal liver grafts has prompted scientific exploration to analyze ischemia time factors and develop different organ preservation strategies. This review details the CIT definition and analyzes its different factors. It also explores the most recent strategies developed to implement each timestamp of CIT and to protect the graft from ischemic injury.</p>","PeriodicalId":23687,"journal":{"name":"World Journal of Hepatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11212655/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141471096","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Hepatitis B cure: Current situation and prospects.","authors":"Ya-Ping Li, Chen-Rui Liu, Ling He, Shuang-Suo Dang","doi":"10.4254/wjh.v16.i6.900","DOIUrl":"10.4254/wjh.v16.i6.900","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Achievement of a 'clinical cure' in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) implies sustained virological suppression and immunological control over the infection, which is the ideal treatment goal according to domestic and international CHB management guidelines. Clinical practice has shown encouraging results for specific patient cohorts using tailored treatment regimens. These regimens incorporate either nucleos(t)ide analogs, immunomodulatory agents such as pegylated interferon α, or a strategic combination of both, sequentially or concurrently administered. Despite these advancements in the clinical handling of hepatitis B, achieving a clinical cure remains elusive for a considerable subset of patients due to the number of challenges that preclude the realization of optimal treatment outcomes. These include, but are not limited to, the emergence of antiviral resistance, incomplete immune recovery, and the persistence of covalently closed circular DNA. Moreover, the variance in response to interferon therapy and the lack of definitive biomarkers for treatment cessation also contribute to the complexity of achieving a clinical cure. This article briefly overviews the current research progress and existing issues in pursuing a clinical cure for hepatitis B.</p>","PeriodicalId":23687,"journal":{"name":"World Journal of Hepatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11212658/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141471099","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Mapping the global research landscape on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and insulin resistance: A visualization and bibliometric study.","authors":"Sa'ed H Zyoud, Omar E Hegazi, Samer O Alalalmeh, Muna Shakhshir, Faris Abushamma, Shadi Khilfeh, Samah W Al-Jabi","doi":"10.4254/wjh.v16.i6.951","DOIUrl":"10.4254/wjh.v16.i6.951","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a liver condition that is prevalent worldwide and associated with significant health risks and economic burdens. As it has been linked to insulin resistance (IR), this study aimed to perform a bibliometric analysis and visually represent the scientific literature on IR and NAFLD.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>To map the research landscape to underscore critical areas of focus, influential studies, and future directions of NAFLD and IR.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study conducted a bibliometric analysis of the literature on IR and NAFLD indexed in the SciVerse Scopus database from 1999 to 2022. The search strategy used terms from the literature and medical subject headings, focusing on terms related to IR and NAFLD. VOSviewer software was used to visualize research trends, collaborations, and key thematic areas. The analysis examined publication type, annual research output, contributing countries and institutions, funding agencies, journal impact factors, citation patterns, and highly cited references.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>This analysis identified 23124 documents on NAFLD, revealing a significant increase in the number of publications between 1999 and 2022. The search retrieved 715 papers on IR and NAFLD, including 573 (80.14%) articles and 88 (12.31%) reviews. The most productive countries were China (<i>n</i> = 134; 18.74%), the United States (<i>n</i> = 122; 17.06%), Italy (<i>n</i> = 97; 13.57%), and Japan (<i>n</i> = 41; 5.73%). The leading institutions included the Università degli Studi di Torino, Italy (<i>n</i> = 29; 4.06%), and the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy (<i>n</i> = 19; 2.66%). The top funding agencies were the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases in the United States (<i>n</i> = 48; 6.71%), and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (<i>n</i> = 37; 5.17%). The most active journals in this field were <i>Hepatology</i> (27 publications), the <i>Journal of Hepatology</i> (17 publications), and the <i>Journal of Clinical Endocrinology</i> and <i>Metabolism</i> (13 publications). The main research hotspots were \"therapeutic approaches for IR and NAFLD\" and \"inflammatory and high-fat diet impacts on NAFLD\".</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This is the first bibliometric analysis to examine the relationship between IR and NAFLD. In response to the escalating global health challenge of NAFLD, this research highlights an urgent need for a better understanding of this condition and for the development of intervention strategies. Policymakers need to prioritize and address the increasing prevalence of NAFLD.</p>","PeriodicalId":23687,"journal":{"name":"World Journal of Hepatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11212647/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141471104","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Importance of the gut microbiota in the gut-liver axis in normal and liver disease.","authors":"Stanislav Kotlyarov","doi":"10.4254/wjh.v16.i6.878","DOIUrl":"10.4254/wjh.v16.i6.878","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The gut microbiota is of growing interest to clinicians and researchers. This is because there is a growing understanding that the gut microbiota performs many different functions, including involvement in metabolic and immune processes that are systemic in nature. The liver, with its important role in detoxifying and metabolizing products from the gut, is at the forefront of interactions with the gut microbiota. Many details of these interactions are not yet known to clinicians and researchers, but there is growing evidence that normal gut microbiota function is important for liver health. At the same time, factors affecting the gut microbiota, including nutrition or medications, may also have an effect through the gut-liver axis.</p>","PeriodicalId":23687,"journal":{"name":"World Journal of Hepatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11212653/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141471101","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"From non-alcoholic fatty liver disease to metabolic-associated steatotic liver disease: Rationale and implications for the new terminology.","authors":"Stephen David Howard Malnick, Doron Zamir","doi":"10.4254/wjh.v16.i6.863","DOIUrl":"10.4254/wjh.v16.i6.863","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) was the term first used to describe hepatic steatosis in patients with the metabolic syndrome who did not consume excess amounts of alcohol. Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) has many similarities to NAFLD in both pathogenesis and histology. This entity is now the most prevalent chronic liver disease worldwide as a consequence of the epidemic of obesity. Attempts to incorporate the importance of the metabolic syndrome in the development of steatosis resulted in the renaming of NAFLD as metabolic-associated fatty liver disease. This new term, however, has the disadvantage of the use of terms that may be perceived as derogatory. The terms fatty and non-alcoholic have negative connotations in many cultures. In addition, non-alcoholic is not usually a term applicable to pediatric cases of hepatic steatosis. Recently, an international collaborative effort, with participants from 56 countries, after a global consultation process, recommended to change the nomenclature to steatotic liver disease -including metabolic dysfunction- associated steatotic liver disease, metabolic-associated steatohepatitis and metabolic dysfunction-associated ALD. The new terminology is consistent with most of the previously published epidemiological studies and will have a major impact on research into diagnosis, prognosis and treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":23687,"journal":{"name":"World Journal of Hepatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11212649/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141471098","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Sarcopenia and metabolic dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease: Time to address both.","authors":"Rochelle Wong, Li-Yun Yuan","doi":"10.4254/wjh.v16.i6.871","DOIUrl":"10.4254/wjh.v16.i6.871","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sarcopenia and metabolic dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) are closely intertwined. Sarcopenia, traditionally a disease of the older adult and chronic disease population, has been closely studied as one of the pathophysiologic conditions at play in the development of MASLD. They share similar risk factors of insulin resistance and physical inactivity. Given similar pathophysiology along the liver-muscle axis, sarcopenia has been studied as a risk factor for MASLD, and vice versa. Current research suggests a bidirectional relationship. Given the chronicity of MASLD as a chronic inflammatory liver disease, it can break down muscle mass and lead to sarcopenia, while sarcopenia promotes intramuscular lipid accumulation that releases cytokines that can aggravate inflammation in the liver. However, for the longest time, a lack of consensus definition for MASLD and sarcopenia made it difficult to study their relationship and outcomes. A recent nomenclature update to diagnosing MASLD has made it easier for researchers to identify cohorts for study. However, no gold standard technique to measure muscle mass or consensus sarcopenia definition has been identified yet. Future studies are needed to reach a consensus and reduce diagnostic variation. With similar pathophysiology and shared risk factors between the two diseases, future research may also identify potential therapeutic targets along the liver-muscle axis that would benefit both sarcopenia and MASLD in order to maximize their outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":23687,"journal":{"name":"World Journal of Hepatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11212657/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141474712","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"In-hospital outcomes in COVID-19 patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by severity of obesity: Insights from national inpatient sample 2020.","authors":"Sashwath Srikanth, Vibhor Garg, Lakshmi Subramanian, Jyoti Verma, Hansika Sharma, Harroop Singh Klair, Shrenil A Kavathia, Jithin Kolli Teja, Nikhil Sai Vasireddy, Kumar Anmol, Dhanush Kolli, Shruti Sanjay Bodhankar, Sobya Hashmi, Shaylika Chauhan, Rupak Desai","doi":"10.4254/wjh.v16.i6.912","DOIUrl":"10.4254/wjh.v16.i6.912","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases independently of other risk factors. However, data on its effect on cardiovascular outcomes in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) hospitalizations with varied obesity levels is scarce. Clinical management and patient care depend on understanding COVID-19 admission results in NAFLD patients with varying obesity levels.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>To study the in-hospital outcomes in COVID-19 patients with NAFLD by severity of obesity.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>COVID-19 hospitalizations with NAFLD were identified using International Classification of Disease -10 CM codes in the 2020 National Inpatient Sample database. Overweight and Obesity Classes I, II, and III (body mass index 30-40) were compared. Major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCE) (all-cause mortality, acute myocardial infarction, cardiac arrest, and stroke) were compared between groups. Multivariable regression analyses adjusted for sociodemographic, hospitalization features, and comorbidities.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Our analysis comprised 13260 hospitalizations, 7.3% of which were overweight, 24.3% Class I, 24.1% Class II, and 44.3% Class III. Class III obesity includes younger patients, blacks, females, diabetics, and hypertensive patients. On multivariable logistic analysis, Class III obese patients had higher risks of MACCE, inpatient mortality, and respiratory failure than Class I obese patients. Class II obesity showed increased risks of MACCE, inpatient mortality, and respiratory failure than Class I, but not significantly. All obesity classes had non-significant risks of MACCE, inpatient mortality, and respiratory failure compared to the overweight group.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Class III obese NAFLD COVID-19 patients had a greater risk of adverse outcomes than class I. Using the overweight group as the reference, unfavorable outcomes were not significantly different. Morbid obesity had a greater risk of MACCE regardless of the referent group (overweight or Class I obese) compared to overweight NAFLD patients admitted with COVID-19.</p>","PeriodicalId":23687,"journal":{"name":"World Journal of Hepatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11212648/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141471102","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}