Predicting incident fatty liver using simple cardio-metabolic risk factors at baseline

Predicting incident fatty liver using simple cardio-metabolic risk factors at baseline

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Non alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes and chronic liver disease but identifying patients who have NAFLD without resorting to expensive imaging tests is challenging. In order to...

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Main Authors: Sung Ki-Chul, Kim Bum-Soo, Cho Yong-Kyun, Park Dong-il, Woo Sookyoung, Kim Seonwoo, Wild Sarah H, Byrne Christopher D
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-07-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Non alcoholic fatty liver disease
Fatty liver
Etiology
Risk prediction
Metabolic syndrome
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-230X/12/84

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