The Symptoms of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Correlate with High Body Mass Index, the Aspartate Aminotransferase/Alanine Aminotransferase Ratio and Insulin Resistance in Japanese Patients with Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.
Conclusion Obesity evaluated by the BMI was a significant risk factor for the exacerbation of GERD symptoms in subjects with NAFLD.
PMID: 26666594 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Internal Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Intern Med Source Type: research
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