Association between aspirin use and the prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a cross-sectional study from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
Publication/Presentation Date
11-1-2014
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Many basic mechanistic studies found that aspirin inhibited multiple pathways involved in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) development.
AIM: To investigate an association between aspirin use and NAFLD prevalence in the general US population.
METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III). We included 11 416 adults aged 20-74 years who underwent ultrasonography; of those, 2889 were identified as having NAFLD and 8527 as controls. Aspirin use during the month prior to interview was categorised as never use (0 times), occasional use (1-14 times) and regular use (≥15 times).
RESULTS: In the multivariate unconditional logistic regression analysis, regular relative to no aspirin use was inversely associated with prevalent NAFLD [odds ratio (OR) = 0.62, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.51-0.74; P for trend = 0.04], a finding that was primarily limited to men (OR = 0.32, 95% CI 0.23-0.45; P for interaction < 0.01) and those who were older (>60 years) (OR = 0.21, 95% CI 0.14-0.30; P for interaction < 0.01).
CONCLUSION: These findings, from the first human study to investigate an association of aspirin use with NAFLD, suggest that regular aspirin use (≥ 15 times per month) may be associated with a lower prevalence of NAFLD, primarily among men and older patients.
Volume
40
Issue
9
First Page
1066
Last Page
1073
ISSN
1365-2036
Published In/Presented At
Shen, H., Shahzad, G., Jawairia, M., Bostick, R. M., & Mustacchia, P. (2014). Association between aspirin use and the prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a cross-sectional study from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics, 40(9), 1066–1073. https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.12944
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
25176122
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article