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Obesity and Body Composition in Relation to Liver and Kidney Ultrasound Elastography in Paediatric Patients with Either Hypertension or Chronic Kidney Disease.
Children 2023 December 24
(1) Background: Ultrasound elastography is a novel ultrasound technique for evaluating tissue elasticity. One of the key factors influencing the measurement in children is excess weight. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of body composition, namely, fat mass, on liver and kidney ultrasound elastography in paediatric patients. (2) Methods: 114 participants, in whom bioimpedance, along with liver and kidney ultrasound elastography, were performed, were included (37 patients with chronic kidney disease, 46 patients with hypertension, and 31 healthy subjects). (3) Results: Bioimpedance analysis showed a significant correlation between liver elastography parameters and the phase angle ( p = 0.002), fat-free mass ( p = 0.001), body cell mass ( p = 0.001), total body water ( p = 0.001), extracellular water ( p = 0.006), and, to lesser extent, fat mass ( p = 0.041). On the contrary, kidney elastography parameters strongly correlated only with fat mass ( p < 0.001 for both kidneys). (4) Conclusions: Liver and kidney stiffness increased in overweight participants and showed significant correlation with fat mass, particularly in the case of kidney elastography.
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