Association of the hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype and severity of acute pancreatitis

Abstract Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a simple visceral obesity phenotype, known as the hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype and its quantitative indicator waist circumference index on the severity of acute pancreatitis. Materials and methods Diagnosis and severity...

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Main Authors: Yanbing Ding, Min Zhang, Lisheng Wang, Tao Yin, Ningzhi Wang, Jian Wu, Jiehua Zhi, Weiwei Chen, Keyan Wu, Weijuan Gong, Weiming Xiao, Zhenglei Xu, Guotao Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:Lipids in Health and Disease
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12944-019-1019-2