Fatty liver and abdominal fat relationships with high C-reactive protein in adults without coronary heart disease

Fatty liver and abdominal fat relationships with high C-reactive protein in adults without coronary heart disease

Background and rationale. Fatty liver (FL) and abdominal visceral fat (AVF) are strongly associated with systemic inflammation, however, it has not been defined if each one is independently involved, and if the insulin resistance is associated. To investigate if FL, AVF and insulin resistance are in...

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Main Authors: Guillermo C. Cardoso-Saldaña, Ph.D., Aida X. Medina-Urrutia, Carlos Posadas-Romero, Juan G. Juárez-Rojas, Esteban Jorge-Galarza, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón, Rosalinda Posadas-Sánchez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-09-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
Subjects:
Visceral adiposity
Hepatic fat
Insulin resistance
Systemic inflammation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119307604

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