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Cirrhosis and Advanced Fibrosis in Hispanics in Texas: The Dominant Contribution of Central Obesity.

PloS one - 1 Jan 2016

Jiao Jingjing, Watt Gordon P, Lee MinJae, Rahbar Mohammad H, Vatcheva Kristina P, Pan Jen-Jung, McCormick Joseph B, Fisher-Hoch Susan P, Fallon Michael B, Beretta Laura

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Liver cirrhosis is a leading cause of death in Hispanics and Hispanics who live in South Texas have the highest incidence of liver cancer in the United States. We aimed at determining the prevalence and associated risk factors of cirrhosis in this population. Clinical and demographic variables were extracted for 2466 participants in the community-based Cameron County Hispanic Cohort in South Texas. Aspartate...

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PMID: 26950933
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150978
PMCID: PMC4780836

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