Fatty Liver Index Associates with Relative Sarcopenia and GH/ IGF- 1 Status in Obese Subjects.

INTRODUCTION:Recently the association between hepatic steatosis and sarcopenia has been described. GH/IGF-1 axis has been postulated to play a role in linking fatty liver and low muscle mass. The aim of our study was to explore the association between fatty liver index, sarcopenic obesity, insulin s...

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Main Authors: Eleonora Poggiogalle, Carla Lubrano, Lucio Gnessi, Stefania Mariani, Andrea Lenzi, Lorenzo Maria Donini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4711804?pdf=render