Background/ Aim
The prognosis of concomitant chronic liver disease and metabolic syndrome (MetS) has been established. However, data on the impact of individual MetS components on mortality in patients with alcohol-related liver cirrhosis (ALC) remain scarce.
Methods
A cross-sectional cohort of 120 patients with alcohol-related liver disease (ArLD) and a longitudinal cohort of 789 patients with ALC were retrospectively enrolled. Patients were categorized into three groups based on the number of MetS components present: Group 1 included patients with no MetS components; Group 2 included those with 1 or 2 components; and Group 3 included patients with ≥ 3 components. Kaplan–Meier and regression analyses were performed to assess the severity of fibrosis in patients with ArLD and to compare mortality outcomes among those with ALC.
Results
Patients with ArLD in group 3 had the highest odds of significant fibrosis [adjusted OR = 2.80 (95 % CI: 1.01–7.76)] and advanced fibrosis [adjusted OR = 17.1 (95 % CI: 3.58–81.9)]. Elevated glucose levels were the only independent factor associated with both significant and advanced fibrosis. Furthermore, the presence of ≥ 3 MetS components predicted higher all-cause mortality (adjusted HR = 5.91, 95 % CI: 2.98–11.75) and liver-related mortality (adjusted HR = 4.73, 95 % CI: 2.05–10.94) in patients with ALC, with glucose and triglycerides levels emerging as the most significant independent risk factors. The presence of diabetes further exacerbated mortality risk in patients with ≥ 3 MetS components.
Conclusions
MetS, particularly abnormal fasting glucose, exacerbated liver fibrosis and significantly worsened mortality in patients with ArLD.
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