Association Between Skeletal Muscle Mass and Severity of Steatosis and Fibrosis in Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Association Between Skeletal Muscle Mass and Severity of Steatosis and Fibrosis in Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

BackgroundSarcopenia is known to be the risk factor of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). However, studies evaluating the association of skeletal muscle mass (SMM) with liver fibrosis by transient elastography are limited. Here, we investigated the association of SMM with hepatic steatosis a...

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Main Authors: Wen Guo, Xin Zhao, Mengyuan Miao, Xiuru Liang, Xiaona Li, Pei Qin, Jing Lu, Wenfang Zhu, Juan Wu, Chen Zhu, Nianzhen Xu, Qun Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Nutrition
Subjects:
skeletal muscle mass
hepatic steatosis
liver fibrosis
non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
skeletal muscle mass index
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2022.883015/full

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