Identification of Novel Clinical Factors Associated with Hepatic Fat Accumulation in Extreme Obesity

• Main Authors: Glenn S. Gerhard (Author), Peter Benotti (Author), G. Craig Wood (Author), Xin Chu (Author), George Argyropoulos (Author), Anthony Petrick (Author), William E. Strodel (Author), Jon D. Gabrielsen (Author), Anna Ibele (Author), Christopher D. Still (Author), Christopher Kingsley (Author), Johanna DiStefano (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives. The accumulation of lipids stored as excess triglycerides in the liver (steatosis) is highly prevalent in obesity and has been associated with several clinical characteristics, but most studies have been based on relatively small sample sizes using a limited set of variables. We sought t...