The global syndemic of metabolic diseases in the young adult population: A consortium of trends and projections from the Global Burden of Disease 2000–2019

B Chong, G Kong, K Shankar, HSJ Chew, C Lin, R Goh… - Metabolism, 2023 - Elsevier
Background A significant proportion of premature deaths globally are related to metabolic
diseases in young adults. We examined the global trends and mortality of metabolic …

Metabolic dysfunction and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease risk in individuals with a normal body mass index

JK DiStefano, GS Gerhard - Current opinion in gastroenterology, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Metabolic dysfunction and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease r... : Current Opinion in
Gastroenterology Metabolic dysfunction and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease risk in individuals …

The spectrum and impact of metabolic dysfunction in MAFLD: a longitudinal cohort analysis of 32,683 overweight and obese individuals

KE Chan, CH Ng, CE Fu, J Quek, G Kong… - Clinical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Metabolic associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) was recently proposed as an
alternative name change for better encapsulation of disease. However, there exists a …

Diagnostic comparison of vibration-controlled transient elastography and MRI techniques in overweight and obese patients with NAFLD

A Nogami, M Yoneda, M Iwaki, T Kobayashi… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Non-invasive imaging techniques have greatly advanced the assessment of liver fibrosis
and steatosis but are not fully evaluated in overweight patients. We evaluated the diagnostic …

Depression in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is associated with an increased risk of complications and mortality

CH Ng, J Xiao, NWS Chew, YH Chin, KE Chan… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background and aims The global prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is
expected to rise continuously. Furthermore, emerging evidence has also shown the potential …

the heart of NAFLD

NWS Chew, S Kannan, B Chong, Y Chin… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The silent obesity epidemic has led to the rising global prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver
disease (NAFLD). This metabolic burden is a growing public health concern as forecast …

Mortality, cardiovascular, and medication outcomes in patients with myocardial infarction and underweight in a meta-analysis of 6.3 million patients

C Lin, WH Loke, BH Ng, YH Chin, B Chong… - The American Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Although most of the current evidence on myocardial infarction focuses on obesity, there is
growing evidence that patients who are underweight have unfavorable prognosis. This study …

General public's knowledge, awareness, and perception of cardiometabolic diseases: data from a Singapore study population

VV Anand, RSJ Goh, B Nah, SWC Koh, J Lim… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Health literacy and illness perception play crucial roles in tackling the
cardiometabolic disease epidemic. We aim to compare the attitudes, knowledge, self …

Can modulation of gut microbiota affect anthropometric indices in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease? An umbrella meta-analysis of randomized controlled …

E Amini-Salehi, SS Nayak, G Maddineni… - Annals of Medicine …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Methods: Two researchers independently searched international databases, including
PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science, from inception to June 2023. Meta-analysis studies …

Gender differences in the risk for incident non-alcoholic fatty liver disease according to the transition of abdominal obesity status: A 16-year cohort study

JH Lee, S Jeon, HS Lee, YJ Kwon - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Waist circumference (WC) is an important predictor of long-term adverse outcomes. We
aimed at assessing the correlation between abdominal obesity (AO) patterns and non …