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Fatty Liver Change in Korean Adults in a Systematic Social Distancing System Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multicenter Analysis

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Korean government implemented policies including the systematic social distancing (SSD) system which started on 28 June 2020. The present study investigated the development and aggravation of fatty liver measured using ultrasonography during the transition p...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2022-08, Vol.19 (16), p.10444
Main Authors: Haam, Ji-Hee, Hur, Yang-Im, Kim, Young-Sang, Kim, Kyoung-Kon, Kang, Jee-Hyun, Ko, Hae-Jin, Cho, Yoon Jeong, Choi, Hye-In, Lee, Kyu Rae, Park, Jung Ha, Cho, Soo Hyun, Kim, Jong-Koo, Lee, Taesic, Seo, Myung-Jae, Yoon, Yeong Sook, Seo, Yoobin, Nam, Ga Eun, Kim, Sun Hyun
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Summary:In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Korean government implemented policies including the systematic social distancing (SSD) system which started on 28 June 2020. The present study investigated the development and aggravation of fatty liver measured using ultrasonography during the transition period (from pre-SSD to SSD) compared to the fatty liver changes during the pre-SSD period. Changes in fatty liver and liver enzymes were assessed in different groups stratified by alcohol consumption. Our retrospective cohort analysis included 5668 participants who underwent health checkups at 13 university hospitals during the SSD period and two or more checkups before the SSD period. Fatty liver developed and aggravated more in the transition period (13.6% development and 12.0% aggravation) than in the pre-SSD period (10.8% development and 10.1% aggravation) in the alcohol consumption group. This finding was more prominent in women than in men. Abnormal alanine transaminase levels were more often developed in the transition period than in the pre-SSD period, especially in men (11.1% vs. 8.6% in each period). In conclusion, the SSD system may contribute to fatty liver changes in individuals who regularly consume alcohol. Further research of the post-pandemic period is needed to assess long-term changes in fatty liver disease.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph191610444