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Publication Name World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID 114657
Country United States
Received
2025-09-25 06:02
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ISSN 1007-9327 (print) and 2219-2840 (online)
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Category Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type Meta-Analysis
Article Title Outcomes of liver and cardiovascular metabolic diseases among lean vs non-lean individuals with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease
Manuscript Source Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List Mexan Mapouka, Evariste Pabingui, Nkengeh N Tazinkeng, Milkessa Gurmessa, Ulrich Vickos, Nkafu Bechem Ndemazie and Serge Magloire Camengo Police
ORCID
Author(s) ORCID Number
Mexan Mapouka http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7555-1622
Ulrich Vickos http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5877-9836
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author Mexan Mapouka, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center, 901 Harry S Truman Dr, Largo, MD 20774, United States. mexan.mapouka@umm.edu
Key Words Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease; Lean obesity; Liver fibrosis; Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis; Mortality
Core Tip Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease affects both lean and non-lean individuals. This meta-analysis of over 10 million participants found that non-lean patients had greater odds of hepatic steatosis, fibrosis, cirrhosis, and hypertension. Lean patients, however, showed similar risks of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, cardiovascular disease, and mortality. These results support expanding metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease screening and risk assessment beyond obesity-related criteria.
Publish Date 2026-03-27 06:07
Citation

Mapouka M, Pabingui E, Tazinkeng NN, Gurmessa M, Vickos U, Ndemazie NB, Camengo Police SM. Outcomes of liver and cardiovascular metabolic diseases among lean vs non-lean individuals with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease. World J Gastroenterol 2026; 32(13): 114657

URL https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v32/i13/114657.htm
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v32.i13.114657
Full Article (PDF) WJG-32-114657-with-cover.pdf
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