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SUBMITTER: Hagstrom H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5776871 | biostudies-other | 2018 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Hagström Hannes H Nasr Patrik P Ekstedt Mattias M Hammar Ulf U Stål Per P Hultcrantz Rolf R Kechagias Stergios S
Hepatology communications 20171130 1
Most patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are overweight or obese. However, a significant proportion of patients have a normal body mass index (BMI), denoted as lean NAFLD. The long-term prognosis of lean NAFLD is unclear. We conducted a cohort study of 646 patients with biopsy-proven NAFLD. Patients were defined as lean (BMI < 25.0), overweight (BMI 25.0-29.9), or obese (BMI ≥ 30.0) at the time of biopsy. Each case was matched for age, sex, and municipality to 10 controls. Ove ...[more]