Height predict incident non-alcoholic fatty liver disease among general adult population in Tianjin, China, independent of body mass index, waist circumference, waist-to-height ratio, and metabolic syndrome

• Main Authors: Shubham Kumari (Author), Xuena Wang (Author), Yunyun Liu (Author), Yeqing Gu (Author), Yuhan Huang (Author), Qing Zhang (Author), Li Liu (Author), Ge Meng (Author), Hongmei Wu (Author), Shaomei Sun (Author), Xing Wang (Author), Ming Zhou (Author), Qiyu Jia (Author), Guolin Wang (Author), Kun Song (Author), Kaijun Niu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Early-life hormonal and nutritional factors can greatly influence the risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Adult height is a simple marker for these factors. This study aimed to investigate the association between adult height and NAFLD. Methods We performed a prosp...