Skeletal muscle mass to visceral fat area ratio as a predictor of NAFLD in lean and overweight men and women with effect modification by sex

Abstract The effect of sarcopenic visceral obesity on the risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is uncertain. We investigated (a) whether the skeletal muscle mass to visceral fat area ratio (SV ratio), as a measure of sarcopenic visceral obesity, is a risk factor for NAFLD; and (b) whethe...

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Main Authors: Yoosun Cho, Yoosoo Chang, Seungho Ryu, Hyun‐Suk Jung, Chan‐won Kim, Hyungseok Oh, Mi Kyung Kim, Won Sohn, Hocheol Shin, Sarah H. Wild, Christopher D. Byrne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Health/LWW 2022-09-01
Series:Hepatology Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/hep4.1975