Comment on Parente et al. The Relationship Between Body Fat Distribution and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver in Adults With Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes Care 2021;44:1706 –1713

With great interest we read the recent study by Parente et al. (1), in which they report a clear relationship between body fat distribution and nonalcoholic fatty liver (NAFL) in patients with type 1 diabetes. Visceral adipose tissue as measured with DXA was independently associated with NAFL (MRI assessed prevalence, 11.6%), whereas peripheral and total body fat were not. In addition, waist-to-height-ratio (WHtR) was more strongly associated with NAFL than BMI. Based on this, they state that WHtR might be an easy and inexpensive tool to screen individuals with type 1 diabetes at higher risk for NAFL.
Source: Diabetes Care - Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research