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SUBMITTER: Qiu J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5679613 | biostudies-literature | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Qiu Jing J Zhou Zhiwei Z Wang Jie J Wang Yiying Y Liu Chunxing C Liu Xingxiang X Xu Yunfang Y Yu Lugang L Zhou Hui H Lin Jie J Guo Zhirong Z Dong Chen C
PloS one 20171109 11
Metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and metabolic syndromes (MetS) have been recognized as the important risk factors for asymptomatic intracranial vertebrobasilar stenosis (IVBS). Although fatty liver index (FLI) is significantly related with these diseases, the association between FLI and IVBS remains unclear. In the present study, 2368 participants (30-75 years) were recruited from a Chinese prospective cohort study of PMMJS. Amongst them, 2281 individuals who did not h ...[more]