Waist-hip ratio is superior to BMI in predicting liver-related outcomes and synergizes with harmful alcohol use
Abstract Background: Obesity is associated with liver disease, but the best obesity-related predictor remains undefined. Controversy exists regarding possible synergism between obesity and alcohol use for liver-related outcomes (LRO). We assessed the predictive performance for LROs, and synergism wi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2023-09-01
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| Series: | Communications Medicine |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-023-00353-2 |