Abdominal subcutaneous fat thickness and homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance as simple predictors of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

Mona A Hegazy,1 Maysa A Samy,2 Afaf Tawfik,2 Mervat M Naguib,1 Ahmed Ezzat,1 Mervat E Behiry11Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt; 2National Nutrition Institute, Cairo, EgyptBackground: Obesity, insulin resistance, and diabetes are major risk factors f...

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Main Authors: Hegazy MA, Samy MA, Tawfik A, Naguib MM, Ezzat A, Behiry ME
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2019-07-01
Series:Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity : Targets and Therapy
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Online Access:https://www.dovepress.com/abdominal-subcutaneous-fat-thickness-and-homeostasis-model-assessment--peer-reviewed-article-DMSO