Associations of the fatty liver and hepatic steatosis indices with risk of cardiovascular disease: Interrelationship with age

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
5509740	Clinica Chimica Acta	2017	7 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Current data suggest age interactions in the association of NAFLD (as assessed by FLI or HSI) with CVD risk in a general Caucasian population.

Keywords

FLI ALT HSI HDL SBP HOMA-IR STROBE hsCRP Homeostasis model assessment-estimated insulin resistance Hepatic steatosis index GGT PREVEND NAFLD Prevention of Renal and Vascular End-stage Disease high-density lipoprotein AST Aspartate aminotransferase Alanine aminotransferase UAE MRI cardiovascular disease non-alcoholic fatty liver disease triglyceride Magnetic resonance imaging Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology computed tomography Urinary albumin excretion Waist circumference CVD body mass index BMI fatty liver index Risk factor confidence interval systolic blood pressure hazard ratio high sensitivity C-reactive protein Gamma-glutamyltransferase

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Associations of the fatty liver and hepatic steatosis indices with risk of cardiovascular disease: Interrelationship with age

Authors

Setor K. Kunutsor, Stephan J.L. Bakker, Hans Blokzijl, Robin P.F. Dullaart,