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Association of Dietary Phytochemical Index and Anthropometric Risk Factors With Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in People With Diabetes



Soltanieh S1 ; Salavatizadeh M1 ; Poustchi H2 ; Yari Z3 ; Mansour A4 ; Khamseh ME5 ; Malek M6 ; Alaeishahmiri F5 ; Hekmatdoost A1
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  1. 1. Department of Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics, Faculty of Nutrition Science and Food Technology, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Liver and Pancreatobiliary Diseases Research Center, Digestive Diseases Research Institute, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Nutrition Research, Faculty of Nutrition Science and Food Technology, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  4. 4. Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  5. 5. Endocrine Research Center, Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  6. 6. Research Center for Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran

Source: Iranian Journal of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology Published:2023

Abstract

Background and Objectives: High prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus results in deleterious complications and morbidities. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess nutritional and anthropometrical risk factors in progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in diabetic patients. Materials & Methods: Totally, 133 non-alcoholic fatty liver disease patients (CAP score > 270) and 67 controls (CAP score < 270) were selected from the patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a clinic. Dietary phytochemical index was calculated via data from a validated 147-item FFQ. Body composition were measured using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Other anthropometric indices and laboratory assays were used as well. Logistic regression models were used to estimate multivariable ORs. Results: After adjustment for potential confounders, risk of progression for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in participants with higher dietary phytochemical indices significantly decreased (OR = 0.35, 95% CI: 0.12–0.98, p = 0.048). After fully adjustment of covariates and independently from body mass index, positive associations were seen between the highest tertile of TLR (OR = 7.99, 95% CI: 2.43–26.26, p = 0.001), METS-VF (OR = 4.55, 95% CI: 1.46–14.2, p = 0.009) and risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Conclusion: Findings of this study have demonstrated that phytochemical components of diet play protective roles against non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Moreover, TLR and METS-VF are addressed as novel estimators of central obesity as a risk factor for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in diabetes. © 2023, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute. All rights reserved.
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