Antonio Taverna

Dr. Antonio Taverna

University of Verona, Verona, Veneto, Italy

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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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AMAlessandro Mantovani
Alessandro Mantovani
ATAntonio Taverna
Antonio Taverna
DCDavide Cappelli
Davide Cappelli
GBGiorgia Beatrice
Giorgia Beatrice
Alessandro CsermelyAlessandro Csermely
Alessandro Csermely
Giovanni TargherGiovanni Targher
Giovanni Targher
Currently, there are limited data regarding the long-term effect of liver stiffness on glycaemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). We prospectively followed an outpatient sample of 61 consecutive postmenopausal women with T2DM and NAFLD who had baseline data on liver ultrasonography and Fibroscan®-assessed liver stiffness measurement (LSM) in 2017 and who underwent follow-up in 2022. Haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) was measured both at baseline and follow-up. At baseline, 52 patients had NAFLD (hepatic steatosis) alone, and 9 had NAFLD with coexisting clinically significant fibrosis (defined as LSM ≥ 7 kPa on Fibroscan®). At follow-up, 16 patients had a worsening of glycaemic control (arbitrarily defined as HbA1c increase ≥ 0.5% from baseline). The prevalence of NAFLD and coexisting clinically significant fibrosis at baseline was at least three times greater among patients who developed worse glycaemic control at follow-up, compared with those who did not (31.3% vs. 8.9%; p = 0.030). In logistic regression analysis, the presence of NAFLD and clinically significant fibrosis was associated with an approximately 4.5-fold increased likelihood of developing worse glycaemic control at follow-up (odds ratio 4.66, 95% confidence interval 1.07–20.3; p = 0.041), even after adjustment for baseline confounding factors, such as age, body mass index, haemoglobin A1c (or HOMA-estimated insulin resistance) and use of some glucose-lowering agents that may positively affect NAFLD and liver fibrosis. In conclusion, our results suggest that the presence of Fibroscan®-assessed significant fibrosis was associated with a higher risk of developing worse glycaemic control in postmenopausal women with T2DM and NAFLD.

23 March 2026 in L'Endocrinologo
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ATAntonio Taverna
Antonio Taverna
DMDario Messetti
Dario Messetti
IPIsabella Pichiri
Isabella Pichiri
GSGiovanna Spiazzi
Giovanna Spiazzi
MZMichele Zuffante
Michele Zuffante