Prevalence of non alcoholic fatty liver disease in premenopausal, posmenopausal and polycystic ovary syndrome women. The role of estrogens††This paper was presented in part at the Annual Meeting of the American Gastroenterological Association, New Orleans, LA, in 2010 and published as an abstract in Gastroenterology 2010;138: S803.The authors want to dedicate this article to the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) for the 100th anniversary of its foundation.

Background & Aim. Non alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common liver disease in Western countries. Population studies have demonstrated that men and posmenopausal women have higher prevalence of NAFLD. The aim was to investigate the prevalence of NAFLD in premenopausal, posme...

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Main Authors:	Ylse Gutierrez-Grobe, Guadalupe Ponciano-Rodríguez, Martha H. Ramos, Misael Uribe, Nahum Méndez-Sánchez
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2010-10-01
Series:	Annals of Hepatology
Subjects:	Non alcoholic fatty liver women estrogens estradiol cortisol
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119316163