Akira Uchiyama, Kazuyoshi Kon, Satoshi Sakuma, Toshifumi Sato, Maki Morinaga, Hiroo Fukada, Hisafumi Yamagata, Reiko Yaginuma, Kyoko Fukuhara, Shunhei Yamashina, Shuko Nojiri, Kenichi Ikejima
AIM: Following the coronavirus outbreak, a state of public emergency was declared worldwide, which enforced lifestyle changes. This study therefore aimed to investigate the changes in lifestyle, body composition, hepatic steatosis and fibrosis in patients with chronic liver disease (CLD) under lockdown. METHODS: During the lockdown period, 1344 patients with CLD answered a lifestyle questionnaire. In 298 patients, body composition and liver stiffness measure (LSM) / controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) were analyzed by InBody® and FibroScan®, respectively, and serial data were obtained in 137 patients...
November 3, 2023: Hepatology Research: the Official Journal of the Japan Society of Hepatology