Effect of TSH on Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) independent of obesity in children of predominantly Hispanic/Latino ancestry by causal mediation analysis.

<h4>Background</h4>Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is a common co-morbidity of obesity. Elevated TSH levels (eTSH), also associated with obesity, may contribute to the dysmetabolic state that predisposes to NAFLD.<h4>Objective</h4>To assess the relationship between T...

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Main Authors: Presley H Nichols, Yue Pan, Benjamin May, Martina Pavlicova, John C Rausch, Ali A Mencin, Vidhu V Thaker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234985