Research Article Details

Article ID: A09887
PMID: 31574313
Source: Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol
Title: Performance of Simple Fibrosis Scores in Nonobese Patients With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.
Abstract: Because only a minority of patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) have advanced fibrosis and would eventually develop liver-related complications, current guidelines recommend initial assessment with noninvasive tests of fibrosis.1-3 Most previous studies focused on overweight and obese patients. Despite a strong association between obesity and NAFLD, 3%-30% of people with relatively normal body mass index (BMI) may still have NAFLD.4,5 Hence, this study aims to evaluate the performance of the common noninvasive tests in non-obese (BMI <25 kg/m2) and obese (BMI &#8805;25 kg/m2) NAFLD patients.
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2019.09.027