Journal article
Body fat distribution, relative weight, and liver enzyme levels: A population‐based study
Abstract
Regional body fat distribution may represent an independent risk factor for several conditions, especially metabolic and cardiovascular diseases; recent findings have shown that abdominal fat accumulation can be an independent predictor of hepatic steatosis. Very few studies, mostly using selected clinical samples, have focused on the relationship between indices of abdominal visceral fat accumulation and the most commonly used biochemical …
Authors
Stranges S; Dorn JM; Muti P; Freudenheim JL; Farinaro E; Russell M; Nochajski TH; Trevisan M
Journal
Hepatology, Vol. 39, No. 3, pp. 754–763
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
March 2004
DOI
10.1002/hep.20149
ISSN
0270-9139