High prevalence of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and abnormal liver stiffness in a young and obese Mexican population.

<h4>Objective</h4>To identify nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and liver stiffness in Mexican subjects with different body mass index (BMI).<h4>Methods</h4>A cross-sectional study was conducted in 505 adults. Risk for NASH was defined as the presence of one or more of the...

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Main Authors: Maricruz Sepulveda-Villegas, Sonia Roman, Ingrid Rivera-Iñiguez, Claudia Ojeda-Granados, Karina Gonzalez-Aldaco, Luis Alberto Torres-Reyes, Alexis Jose-Abrego, Arturo Panduro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0208926