Increased Risk of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Low Birth Weight Individuals

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age34-49
SponsorSteno Diabetes Center Copenhagen

About this trial

The investigators recently demonstrated a increase in liver fat in early middle-aged LBW compared to normal birth weight (NBW) men, and 20% of the LBW - but none of the normal birth weight (NBW) - men had previously unknown non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Here the investigators will further examine the Increased risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in low birth weight individuals by performing a validation study.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

250 healthy, men and women born with a low birth weight (birth weight (BW) <10% of the population) and 50 born with a normal birth weight controls (BW between 50-90% of the population)

born at term (weeks 39-41)

Disqualifiers

BMI>35 kg/m2

Disease/medication known to affect primary outcome

Self-reported high physical activity level

Alcohol intake above general recommendations.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Not listed

Trial groups

No trial groups listed

Sponsors and collaborators

Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen

Lead sponsor

Aarhus University Hospital

Collaborator

Lund University

Collaborator