Increased risk of low bone mineral density in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a cohort study.

CONCLUSION: NAFLD and its severity were independently associated with an increased incidence of low BMD. Obesity and female gender are risk factors associated with low BMD. Our findings indicated NAFLD can be a significant contributor to low BMD pathogenesis, requiring further studies to elucidate the potential mechanisms. PMID: 31770104 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: European Journal of Endocrinology - October 31, 2019 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Shen Z, Cen L, Chen X, Pan J, Li Y, Chen W, Yu C Tags: Eur J Endocrinol Source Type: research