Coexistence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease with elevated alanine aminotransferase is associated with insulin resistance in young Han males

Endocrine

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 70-75

  Wang, Rui ^a   Lu, Qiang ^a   Feng, Ji ^a   Yin, Fuzai ^a   Qin, Chunmei ^a   Liu, Bo ^a   Liu, Yali ^a   Liu, Xiaoli ^a  

^a FIRST HOSPITAL OF QINHUANGDAO   (China)

Author keywords

Alanine aminotransferase; Insulin resistance; Non alcoholic fatty liver disease; Young male

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84862683521     PISSN: 1355008X     EISSN: 15590100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12020-011-9511-0     Document Type: Article

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