Evaluating future risk of NAFLD in adolescents: a prediction and decision curve analysis

Evaluating future risk of NAFLD in adolescents: a prediction and decision curve analysis

Abstract Background Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the commonest liver condition in the western world and is directly linked to obesity and the metabolic syndrome. Elevated body mass index is regarded as a major risk factor of NAFL (steatosis) and NAFLD fibrosis. Using data from the Av...

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Main Authors: Kushala W. M. Abeysekera, James G. Orr, Fiona H. Gordon, Laura D. Howe, Julian Hamilton-Shield, Jon Heron, Matthew Hickman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-06-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Subjects:
ALSPAC (Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children)
Body composition
NAFLD (nonalcoholc fatty liver disease)
Obesity
Young adults
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-022-02401-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-022-02401-y

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