Commentary
The aim of the present population-based cross-sectional study is to estimate the awareness of liver disease among patients with T2D and whether it differs according to the degree of liver fibrosis estimated by transient elastography. The authors included all patients with T2D that participated in the 2017-2018 cycle of the NHAHES Survey and underwent a transient elastography examination. Presence of liver steatosis and fibrosis was assessed by the median values of controlled attenuation parameter and liver stiffness measurement, respectively.
Among the 825 patients included in the analysis, 8.1% of patients with steatosis were aware of having a liver condition. Awareness increased proportionally with increasing severity of organ damage. Nevertheless, it remained limited even among patients with advanced fibrosis (17.9%).
