Adipose tissue dysfunction increases fatty liver association with pre diabetes and newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus

Abstract Background To evaluate the role of adipose tissue function on the association of fatty liver (FL) with impaired fasting glucose (IFG) or newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus (nT2D). Methods In 1264 subjects, computed tomography was used to evaluate FL and elevated visceral adipose tissu...

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Main Authors: Esteban Jorge-Galarza, Aida Medina-Urrutia, Rosalinda Posadas-Sánchez, Carlos Posadas-Romero, Guillermo Cardoso-Saldaña, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón, Nacú Caracas-Portilla, Carmen González-Salazar, Margarita Torres-Tamayo, Juan Gabriel Juárez-Rojas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-11-01
Series:Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13098-016-0189-6