Association of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and cardiometabolic risk factors with early atherosclerosis in an adult population in Southern Italy.
CONCLUSIONS: Hypertension, central obesity, IFG, low HDL cholesterol, hypertriglyceridemia, MS, and increased carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) were significantly associated with NAFLD after adjustment for age and sex. With additional adjustment for body mass index (BMI), IMT and MS (depending on the prevalence ratio that was investigated), the positive association between the NAFLD and increased IMT lost statistical significance, while that with body mass index (BMI) and MS remained significant.
PMID: 28361809 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Ann Ist Super Sanita - Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Caserta CA, Mele A, Surace P, Ferrigno L, Amante A, Messineo A, Vacalebre C, Amato F, Baldassarre D, Amato M, Marcucci F, Zuin M Tags: Ann Ist Super Sanita Source Type: research
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