Clinicopathological characteristics and metabolic profiles of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in Indian patients with normal body mass index: Do they differ from obese or overweight non-alcoholic fatty liver disease?

Clinicopathological characteristics and metabolic profiles of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in Indian patients with normal body mass index: Do they differ from obese or overweight non-alcoholic fatty liver disease?

Background: Obesity is an important risk factor for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD); however, NAFLD does occur in lean subjects. This study was aimed to evaluate the magnitude, clinical, pathological, and metabolic profiles of NAFLD in normal body mass index (BMI) subjects (defined as lean...

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Main Authors: Ramesh Kumar, Archana Rastogi, Manoj Kumar Sharma, Vikram Bhatia, Hitendra Garg, Chhagan Bihari, Shiv Kumar Sarin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Subjects:
Dyslipidemia
insulin resistance
lean non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Online Access:http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2013;volume=17;issue=4;spage=665;epage=671;aulast=Kumar

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