The correlation between Body Mass Index and histological features of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Introduction: NAFLD is strongly associated with metabolic syndrome, and for many years, fatty liver was an exclusive feature of obese patients. The study tries to assess whether the body mass index (BMI) and body circumference is correlated to steatosis, fibrosis, or inflammatory activity of the liv...
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| author | Calin-Necula Ana Enciu Vlad Ologeanu Priscila Moldoveanu Alexandru Constantin Braticevici Carmen Fierbinteanu |
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| description | Introduction: NAFLD is strongly associated with metabolic syndrome, and for many years, fatty liver was an exclusive feature of obese patients. The study tries to assess whether the body mass index (BMI) and body circumference is correlated to steatosis, fibrosis, or inflammatory activity of the liver. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8411144198f04448aec24663469904072023-08-14T07:11:27ZengSciendoRomanian Journal of Internal Medicine2501-062X2023-09-0161314715310.2478/rjim-2023-0011The correlation between Body Mass Index and histological features of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseCalin-Necula Ana0Enciu Vlad1Ologeanu Priscila2Moldoveanu Alexandru Constantin3Braticevici Carmen Fierbinteanu41Internal Medicine II and Gastroenterology Department, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest1Internal Medicine II and Gastroenterology Department, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest1Internal Medicine II and Gastroenterology Department, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest1Internal Medicine II and Gastroenterology Department, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest1Internal Medicine II and Gastroenterology Department, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy BucharestIntroduction: NAFLD is strongly associated with metabolic syndrome, and for many years, fatty liver was an exclusive feature of obese patients. The study tries to assess whether the body mass index (BMI) and body circumference is correlated to steatosis, fibrosis, or inflammatory activity of the liver.https://doi.org/10.2478/rjim-2023-0011non-alcoholic fatty liver diseasebody mass indexweist circumferenceliver biopsyinflammatory activitysteatosisfibrosis |
| spellingShingle | Calin-Necula Ana Enciu Vlad Ologeanu Priscila Moldoveanu Alexandru Constantin Braticevici Carmen Fierbinteanu The correlation between Body Mass Index and histological features of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine non-alcoholic fatty liver disease body mass index weist circumference liver biopsy inflammatory activity steatosis fibrosis |
| title | The correlation between Body Mass Index and histological features of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease |
| title_full | The correlation between Body Mass Index and histological features of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease |
| title_fullStr | The correlation between Body Mass Index and histological features of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | The correlation between Body Mass Index and histological features of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease |
| title_short | The correlation between Body Mass Index and histological features of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease |
| title_sort | correlation between body mass index and histological features of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease |
| topic | non-alcoholic fatty liver disease body mass index weist circumference liver biopsy inflammatory activity steatosis fibrosis |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/rjim-2023-0011 |
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