Type 2 & other diabetes

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in patients with type 2 diabetes: risk of heart failure

Cardiovasc DiabetolPublished Nationwide cohort study

Authors' conclusion

SLD is independent risk factor of new-onset HF and CV mortality in persons with T2DM, and alcohol consumption has a J-shaped association with risk of HF and CV mortality, regardless of SLD status.

Study context

Population
Adults with T2D, followed from 2009–2012 until 2018
Participants
2,745,689 adults
Exposure
SLD categories vs no SLD
Outcome
Risk of HF and CV mortality

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

HF

aHR

MASLD
1.11
MetALD
1.14
ALD with MD
1.32
MASLD with viral hepatitis (VH)
1.12

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Further findings

Prevalence of SLD categories

Cardiovascular (CV) mortality

Risk of CV mortality also increased in SLD groups vs no SLD

Alcohol consumption and new-onset heart failure (HF) and CV mortality

J-shaped association with alcohol consumption regardless of SLD status

Original publication

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in patients with type 2 diabetes: risk of heart failure. Cardiovasc Diabetol. Published 1 November 2024. doi:10.1186/s12933-024-02489-4

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