[HTML][HTML] Visceral obesity predicts significant fibrosis in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

SJ Yu, W Kim, D Kim, JH Yoon, K Lee, JH Kim, EJ Cho… - Medicine, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is associated with visceral obesity. However, the
association between visceral adipose tissue (VAT) area and fibrosis in NAFLD patients has
not been completely established. This study was aimed to determine the relationship
between the computed tomography-measured VAT area and significant fibrosis in NAFLD
patients. A total of 324 NAFLD patients and 132 controls were evaluated by liver biopsy.
NAFLD was diagnosed based on histological examinations and alcohol consumption< 20 …

Visceral obesity predicts significant fibrosis in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

YSJ Yu SuJong, KW Kim Won, KDH Kim DongHee… - 2015 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is associated with visceral obesity. However, the
association between visceral adipose tissue (VAT) area and fibrosis in NAFLD patients has
not been completely established. This study was aimed to determine the relationship
between the computed tomography-measured VAT area and significant fibrosis in NAFLD
patients. A total of 324 NAFLD patients and 132 controls were evaluated by liver biopsy.
NAFLD was diagnosed based on histological examinations and alcohol consumption< …
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