Liver Fibrosis in Peri-menopausal Women

This is a prospective observational study in a single medical center.

The aim is to evaluate the status of fibrosis and steatosis of liver parenchyma in peri-menopausal women using noninvasive methods of vibration-controlled transient elastography (VCTE) with controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) and serum biomarkers.

Recruitment period: 2018/08/01 to 2019/07/31

Patient number: 200 females

Inclusion criteria:

1. Females, age of 46-55 years
2. Willing and able to comply with the study requirements
3. Willing and able to provide written informed consent to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria:

1. Unable to complete the noninvasive procedure of VCET and CAP
2. Unwilling to provide written informed consent to participate in the study

Laboratory tests and examinations:

Baseline and two follow-up visits (every 6 months):

1. Blood pressure
2. BW, BH, waist circumference, BMI
3. Complete blood cell (CBC) count
4. Albumin, AST, ALT, alkaline phosphatase, total bilirubin, r-GT, uric acid, hsCRP
5. Sugar (fasting), HbA1c, insulin, HOMA-IR
6. DM lipid profiles, adiponectin, leptin
7. Liver ultrasound, FibroScan touch 520
8. FSH, Estrodiol (E2), LH
9. TSH, free T4
10. HBsAg, anti-HCV, HBV DNA, HCV RNA, HBsAg quantification, HBV genotype (if HBsAg or anti-HCV positive)
11. ANA, Anti-mitochondrial antibody
12. Review history of drug and menstruation cycles