Nonalcoholic fatty liver, steatohepatitis, and the metabolic syndrome
G Marchesini, E Bugianesi, G Forlani, F Cerrelli… - Hepatology, 2003 - journals.lww.com
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has been associated with the insulin–resistance
syndrome, at present defined as the metabolic syndrome, whose limits were recently set. We
assessed the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in 304 consecutive NAFLD patients
without overt diabetes, on the basis of 3 or more criteria out of 5 defined by the US National
Institutes of Health (waist circumference, glucose, high–density lipoprotein [HDL]–
cholesterol, triglycerides, and arterial pressure). The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome …
syndrome, at present defined as the metabolic syndrome, whose limits were recently set. We
assessed the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in 304 consecutive NAFLD patients
without overt diabetes, on the basis of 3 or more criteria out of 5 defined by the US National
Institutes of Health (waist circumference, glucose, high–density lipoprotein [HDL]–
cholesterol, triglycerides, and arterial pressure). The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome …