Celiac disease could raise risk of liver disease

The risk of liver disease could be higher among patients with celiac disease.

In a study published in The Lancet Regional Health–Europe, investigators analyzed the data of more than 48,000 patients with biopsy-confirmed celiac disease and nearly 232,000 matched controls.

After a median follow-up of 16 years, the investigators identified an incidence rate of chronic liver disease of 79.4 per 100,000 person-years among the patients with celiac disease vs. 39.5 per 100,000 person-years among the controls. The patients with celiac disease had an increased risk of developing autoimmune liver disease, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, alcohol-related liver disease and major adverse liver outcomes — including compensated or decompensated cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, liver transplantation and liver-related mortality.

The findings highlighted the need for greater liver health monitoring among patients with celiac disease.

Read more: The Lancet Regional Health–Europe

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