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Prevalence, clinical characteristics, risk factors, and indicators for lean Chinese adults with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
World journal of gastroenterology - 21 Apr 2020
Zeng Jing, Yang Rui-Xu, Sun Chao, Pan Qin, Zhang Rui-Nan, Chen Guang-Yu, Hu Ying, Fan Jian-Gao
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common chronic diseases in the world. Nowadays, the percentage of non-obese or lean patients with NAFLD is increasing. NAFLD in non-obese populations, especially the lean subgroup with a normal waist circumference (WC), might lead to more problems than obese individuals, as these individuals may not visit clinics for NAFLD diagnosis or ignore...
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