Gender-specific differences in clinical and metabolic variables associated with NAFLD in a Mexican pediatric population

Gender-specific differences in clinical and metabolic variables associated with NAFLD in a Mexican pediatric population

Introduction and Objectives: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common liver disease in children and it is more prevalent in Hispanic males. The gender differences can be explained by body fat distribution, lifestyle, or sex hormone metabolism. We evaluated anthropometric and meta...

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Main Authors: Eréndira Villanueva-Ortega, María José Garcés-Hernández, Arturo Herrera-Rosas, Juan Carlos López-Alvarenga, Estibalitz Laresgoiti-Servitje, Galileo Escobedo, Gloria Queipo, Sergio Cuevas-Covarrubias, Guadalupe Nayely Garibay-Nieto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-09-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
Subjects:
NAFLD
Children
Adolescents
Obesity
Gender
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119303412

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