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- Title
Oral contraceptive pill use is associated with reduced odds of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in menstruating women: results from NHANES III.
- Authors
Liu, Su-Hsun; Lazo, Mariana; Koteish, Ayman; Kao, W H Linda; Shih, Ming-Hsiung; Bonekamp, Susanne; Hernaez, Ruben; Clark, Jeanne M
- Abstract
Higher prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in men and postmenopausal women than in premenopausal women has suggested a potential role of sex hormones in the pathogenesis of the disease. We sought to evaluate the association between oral contraceptive pills (OCP) and NAFLD and to determine whether adiposity mediates any effect.
- Publication
Journal of gastroenterology, 2013, Vol 48, Issue 10, p1151
- ISSN
1435-5922
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00535-012-0715-8