Relationship between body composition and the histology of non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease: a cross‐sectional study

Relationship between body composition and the histology of non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease: a cross‐sectional study

Abstract Background Causes of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and its progression include visceral fat accumulation and loss of muscle mass; however, which of the two phenomena is more critical is unclear. Therefore, we intended to examine the relationship between body composition and non-alcoholi...

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Main Authors: Teruki Miyake, Masumi Miyazaki, Osamu Yoshida, Sayaka Kanzaki, Hironobu Nakaguchi, Yoshiko Nakamura, Takao Watanabe, Yasunori Yamamoto, Yohei Koizumi, Yoshio Tokumoto, Masashi Hirooka, Shinya Furukawa, Eiji Takeshita, Teru Kumagi, Yoshio Ikeda, Masanori Abe, Kumiko Toshimitsu, Bunzo Matsuura, Yoichi Hiasa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Fat mass
Muscle mass
Non‐alcoholic steatohepatitis
Liver fibrosis
Visceral fat
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-021-01748-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-021-01748-y

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