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Non-invasive predictors of prognosis of Asian patients with histopathologically-confirmed lean nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
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SUBMITTER: Iritani S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7640447 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Non-invasive predictors of prognosis of Asian patients with histopathologically-confirmed lean nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
BMC gastroenterology 20201104 1
<h4>Background</h4>The prognostic factors of morbidity and mortality in patients with lean NAFLD (body mass index < 25.0 kg/m<sup>2</sup>) are unknown.<h4>Methods</h4>In this retrospective study, 446 Japanese patients with histopathologically-confirmed NAFLD (lean NAFLD, n = 170) were followed for liver events, cardiovascular events, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and non-liver malignancies. The median observation period was 4.6 years. We also investigated the predictors of severe fibrosis (stage 3-4 ...[more]