Chronic Liver Disease in Latinx Pediatric Patients: Risk Factor Potentially Identified as Cases Rise
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May 1, 2024
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1. The study uncovers the link between food insecurity at 4 years of age and the development of metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease in Latinx pediatric patients. 2. Exposure to food insecurity at 4 years of age was correlated with a 3.7-fold increased likelihood of developing the disease in childhood. 3. Among the pediatric patients involved in the study, 28.7% experienced food insecurity at 4 years of age and 27.2% developed metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease by middle childhood. 4. A greater proportion of patients with the disease experienced food insecurity compared with those without the disease (49.0% vs 21.0%). 5. Screening for metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease and food insecurity is important early on, especially for Latinx children who are at higher risk.
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