Body mass index is the most useful predictive factor for the onset of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease : a community-based retrospective longitudinal cohort study

Background Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) can progress to advanced liver disease and non-liver-related diseases. To prevent NAFLD onset, clinicians must be able to easily identify high-risk NAFLD patients so that intervention can begin at an earlier stage. We sought to identify the predict...

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Published in:	Journal of gastroenterology Vol. 48; no. 3; pp. 413 - 422
Main Authors:	Miyake, Teruki, Kumagi, Teru, Hirooka, Masashi, Furukawa, Shinya, Koizumi, Mitsuhito, Tokumoto, Yoshio, Ueda, Teruhisa, Yamamoto, Shin, Abe, Masanori, Kitai, Kohichiro, Hiasa, Yoichi, Matsuura, Bunzo, Onji, Morikazu
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Japan Springer Japan 01.03.2013 Springer Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Abdominal Surgery Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Analysis Biliary Tract Biomarkers - blood Body Mass Index Colorectal Surgery Development and progression Early Diagnosis Fatty liver Fatty Liver - diagnosis Fatty Liver - epidemiology Fatty Liver - etiology Fatty Liver - physiopathology Female Gastroenterology Hepatology Humans Japan - epidemiology Longitudinal Studies Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Metabolic disorders Middle Aged Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease Original Article—Liver Pancreas Predictive factor Prevention Retrospective Studies Risk Factors Sex Factors Surgical Oncology Young Adult Japan Body mass index Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease Predictive factor Metabolic disorders
ISSN:	0944-1174, 1435-5922, 1435-5922
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