Association of C-reactive protein with histological, elastographic, and sonographic indices of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in individuals with severe obesity

• Main Authors: Tannaz Jamialahmadi (Author), Simona Bo (Author), Mitra Abbasifard (Author), Thozhukat Sathyapalan (Author), Ali Jangjoo (Author), Seyed Adel Moallem (Author), Wael Almahmeed (Author), Sorour Ashari (Author), Thomas P. Johnston (Author), Amirhossein Sahebkar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Keypoints Obesity and NAFLD/NASH are commonly accompanied by inflammation. We tested if serum hs-CRP is associated with indices of NAFLD/NASH and liver fibrosis in morbidly obese patients. hs-CRP was significantly associated with any degree of histologically diagnosed liver damage.