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Oral contraceptive pill use is associated with reduced odds of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in menstruating women: results from NHANES III
Journal of gastroenterology, v 48(10), pp 1151-1159
01 Oct 2013
PMID: 23188092
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Abstract
Higher prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in men and postmenopausal women than in premenopausal women has suggested a potential role of sex hormones in the pathogenesis of the disease. We sought to evaluate the association between oral contraceptive pills (OCP) and NAFLD and to determine whether adiposity mediates any effect.
We included 4338 women aged 20-60 years who were enrolled in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 1988 to 1994 in a population-based cross-sectional study. We defined NAFLD as moderate-severe steatosis on ultrasonography in women without excessive alcohol use or other identifiable causes. OCP use was based on self-report and was categorized as never, former or current use.
The overall weighted prevalence of NAFLD was 11.6 % but lower in current (6.7 %) than in former (12.0 %) or never users (15.6 %, P = 0.016). In the multivariable model, current OCP users experienced a 50 % lower odds of NAFLD than never users (adjusted odds ratio 0.50; 95 % confidence interval 0.26, 0.98) after adjusting for age, race/ethnicity, smoking status, history of diabetes or hypertension and education. Further adjustment for body mass index or waist circumference significantly attenuated the OCP-NAFLD relationship.
In this large US-representative population, OCP use was associated with reduced odds of NAFLD. However, this association could be mediated or confounded by adiposity. Prospective studies are needed to further clarify the causal role of sex hormone.
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- Title
- Oral contraceptive pill use is associated with reduced odds of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in menstruating women: results from NHANES III
- Creators
- Su-Hsun Liu - Bloomberg (United States)Mariana Lazo - Bloomberg (United States)Ayman Koteish - Johns Hopkins MedicineW. H. Linda Kao - Bloomberg (United States)Ming-Hsiung Shih - Mécanique et Engrenage Moderne (France)Susanne Bonekamp - Johns Hopkins UniversityRuben Hernaez - Johns Hopkins MedicineJeanne M. Clark - Johns Hopkins University
- Publication Details
- Journal of gastroenterology, v 48(10), pp 1151-1159
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Number of pages
- 9
- Grant note
- R01DK083393 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) R01 DK083393 / NIDDK NIH HHS; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000325828700007
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84892830656
- Other Identifier
- 991020550499304721
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- Gastroenterology & Hepatology