Comparison of Body Mass Index and Fat Indices in Predicting the Severity of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Among Children Who Are Overweight and Obese

Comparison of Body Mass Index and Fat Indices in Predicting the Severity of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Among Children Who Are Overweight and Obese

Background: Information of the relationships between body mass parameters and the severity of fatty liver is deficient in pediatric nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).Methods: The relationships between body mass parameters (waist circumference [WC], body mass index [BMI], and abdominal subcuta...

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Main Authors: Hsun-Chin Chao, Hsin-Yeh Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
abdominal fat
body mass index
children
fatty liver
waist circumference
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2021.724426/full

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https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2021.724426/full

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