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- Title
Waist circumference correlates with liver fibrosis in children with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.
- Authors
Manco, M; Bedogni, G; Marcellini, M; Devito, R; Ciampalini, P; Sartorelli, M R; Comparcola, D; Piemonte, F; Nobili, V
- Abstract
Waist circumference is widely accepted as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a feature of the metabolic syndrome. A contribution of metabolic syndrome, and especially of waist circumference, to liver fibrosis in children with NAFLD is strongly suspected.
- Publication
Gut, 2008, Vol 57, Issue 9, p1283
- ISSN
1468-3288
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1136/gut.2007.142919