Insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome are related to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, but not visceral adiposity index, in severely obese patients

Insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome are related to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, but not visceral adiposity index, in severely obese patients

The visceral adiposity index (VAI) is a marker of visceral fat distribution and dysfunction. Visceral adiposity is related to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD); however, there is some controversy regarding the association between VAI and NAFLD. The aim of this study was to analyse the relati...

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Main Authors: Rubén Díez-Rodríguez, María Dolores Ballesteros-Pomar, Alicia Calleja-Fernández, Tomás González-De-Francisco, Luis González-Herráez, Sara Calleja-Antolín, Isidoro Cano-Rodríguez, José Luis Olcoz-Goñi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Aran Ediciones 2014-12-01
Series:Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas
Subjects:
Abdominal obesity
Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
Fatty liver
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