Association of raised liver transaminases with physical inactivity, increased waist hip ratio, and other metabolic morbidities in severely obese children

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 172-178

  Lee, Yung Seng ^a   Kek, Betty Lay Kee ^a   Poh, Larry Kok Seng ^a   Saw, Seang Mei ^b   Loke, Kah Yin ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Liver disease; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; AMINOTRANSFERASE;

ADOLESCENT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; GROUPS BY AGE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MORBIDITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; OBESITY; ONSET AGE; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WAIST HIP RATIO; CHINA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ENZYMOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; FATTY LIVER; INDIA; LIVER; MALAYSIA; METABOLISM; MORBID OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK; SINGAPORE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; ETHNIC GROUPS; EXERCISE; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; INDIA; LIVER; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALAYSIA; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY, MORBID; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SINGAPORE; TRANSAMINASES; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

EID: 56049117674     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e318162a0e5     Document Type: Article

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