The risk of cardiometabolic disorders in lean non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A longitudinal study

The risk of cardiometabolic disorders in lean non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A longitudinal study

Background: Recent studies suggest that non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in lean (BMI<25 ​kg/m2) individuals presents a distinct phenotype. We sought to determine the cardiometabolic consequences of lean NAFLD in a population cohort of relatively young asymptomatic individuals who partic...

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Main Authors: Ehimen C. Aneni, Marcio Sommer Bittencourt, Catherine Teng, Miguel Cainzos-Achirica, Chukwuemeka U. Osondu, Ahmed Soliman, Mouaz Al-Mallah, Matthew Buddoff, Edison R. Parise, Raul D. Santos, Khurram Nasir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-12-01
Series:American Journal of Preventive Cardiology
Subjects:
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Cardiometabolic disease
Lean individuals
Inflammation
Triglycerides
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666667720300970

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