7 Association of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) in Aging Hispanics

Abstract

OBJECTIVES/GOALS: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease increases with aging and may be associated with MCI. Thus, adults >65 years with NAFLD have a greater risk of MCI. Our objective is to associate NAFLD with MCI and, therefore, optimize the management of MCI through prevention strategies and early interventions. METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: We will recruit 100 patients >65 of all sexes from the GI and Geriatrics clinics of the University of Puerto Rico (UPR). NAFLD prevalence in aging adults will be estimated via ICD-10 codes and definition will be liver fat accumulation or steatosis (AASLD) without secondary causes. We will exclude patients RESULTS/ANTICIPATED RESULTS: We expect to find a higher NAFLD prevalence in aging adults >65 years old compared to younger ones. Furthermore, we aim to elucidate an association of NAFLD with MCI in aging adults. Besides, as the literature has shown, we anticipate that the main cognitive domains affected by NAFLD will be the visuospatial and executive functions. As the population ages, this study will help identify future targets for early interventions in people diagnosed with NAFLD that could have a greater risk for cognitive impairment. DISCUSSION/SIGNIFICANCE: To our knowledge, no study has determined the association of NAFLD with MCI in Hispanics >65 in PR. Raising awareness of NAFLD as a possible treatable or preventable risk factor for MCI by screening NAFLD patients for MCI may improve not only their global health but their quality of life as well.