Insulin resistance, body composition, and fat distribution in obese children with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 126-133

  Yang, Hye Ran ^a,b   Chang, Eun Jae ^a  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Body composition; Child; Insulin resistance; Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; LIPID; URIC ACID;

ABDOMINAL FAT; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CHILD; COMPLICATION; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIVER; MALE; NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ABDOMINAL FAT; ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADOLESCENT; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; FEMALE; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIPIDS; LIVER; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE; OBESITY; URIC ACID;

EID: 84966662564     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6133/apjcn.2016.25.1.15     Document Type: Article

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