Research Article Details
| Article ID: | A03175 |
| PMID: | 34100658 |
| Source: | Clin Pediatr (Phila) |
| Title: | Serum Alanine Transaminase Is an Inadequate Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Screening Test in Adolescents: Results From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2017-2018. |
| Abstract: | Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is common in overweight adolescents, and screening with serum alanine transaminase (ALT) levels is recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics. We sought to determine if ALT is an accurate adolescent screening measure for NAFLD in a nationally representative sample of overweight adolescents. Diagnosis of NAFLD was determined using vibration-controlled transient elastography. Analyses were performed to calculate the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and Youden's index at various serum ALT cutoff levels. Receiver operating curves were generated in order to determine ALT's discrimination capability. Males and females were analyzed separately. While average measures (mean and median) of ALT were higher in subjects with NAFLD, ALT provided only minimal discrimination with AUROC (area under the receiver operating characteristic) values of .66 in males and .67 in females. In a nationally representative sample of overweight and obese adolescents, serum ALT level functioned inadequately as a screening test to detect NAFLD. |
| DOI: | 10.1177/00099228211020177 |
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| Diseases ID | DO ID | Disease Name | Definition | Class | |
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| I14 | 9970 | Obesity | An overnutrition that is characterized by excess body fat, traditionally defined as an elevated ratio of weight to height (specifically 30 kilograms per meter squared), has_material_basis_in a multifactorial etiology related to excess nutrition intake, decreased caloric utilization, and genetic susceptibility, and possibly medications and certain disorders of metabolism, endocrine function, and mental illness. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity | disease of metabolism/acquired metabolic disease/ nutrition disease/overnutrition | Details |
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| D080 | Citrulline | Chemical drug | DB00155 | -- | -- | Under clinical trials | Details |
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