Clinical Epigenetics
Blood markers linked to higher risk of metabolic liver disease
Liver disease hazard ratios were 1.19 for the highest versus lowest third of lactate and 1.29 for the glucose-lactate index.Liver disease hazard ratios were 1.19 for the highest versus lowest third of lactate and 1.29 for the glucose-lactate index.
Cohort · 175,612 peopleMechanisms
Who was studied175,612 UK Biobank participants, against participants in the lowest lactate tertile
What changedMetabolic liver disease risk was higher in the highest versus lowest lactate group (hazard ratio 1.19)
The catchHospital and death records can miss subclinical and outpatient liver disease cases