Association between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and arterial stiffness in the non-obese, non-hypertensive, and non-diabetic young and middle-aged Chinese population

Journal of Zhejiang University: Science B

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 879-887

  Yu, Xin yan ^a   Zhao, Yi ^a   Song, Xiao xiao ^a   Song, Zhen ya ^a  

^a THE SECOND AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Arterial stiffness; Brachial ankle pulse wave velocity; Non alcoholic fatty liver disease; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYZER; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MIDDLE AGED; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; POPULATION; PULSE WAVE; YOUNG ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHINA; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; HYPERTENSION; NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAUSALITY; CHINA; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; VASCULAR STIFFNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84919764603     PISSN: 16731581     EISSN: 18621783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1631/jzus.B1400028     Document Type: Article

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