Risk Factors for Asymptomatic Colon Diverticulosis.

Conclusions: The waist-hip ratio, moderate fatty liver, and severe fatty liver are risk factors for asymptomatic colon diverticulosis. Central obesity, which can be estimated by the waist-hip ratio, and fatty liver might affect the pathogenesis of asymptomatic colon diverticulosis. PMID: 31554029 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31554029?dopt=Abstract

Source: Korean J Gastroenter... - September 24, 2019 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Bae HJ, Kim ST, Hong SG, Lee H, Choi HS, Cho YK, Kim TH, Chung SH Tags: Korean J Gastroenterol Source Type: research