C-reactive protein levels in relation to various features of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease among obese patients
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a major hepatic consequence of obesity. It has been suggested that the high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) is an obesity-independent surrogate marker of severity of NAFLD, especially development of non-alcoholic steato-hepatitis (NASH), but this remains controversial. We aimed to investigate whether associations between various features of NAFLD and hs-CRP are independent of body mass index (BMI) in its broad range among obese patients.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Journal of Hepatology |
Volume | 55 |
Issue number | 3 |
Pages (from-to) | 660-5 |
Number of pages | 6 |
ISSN | 0168-8278 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2011 |
ID: 40207590