Waist-to-height ratio is a useful index for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in children and adolescents: a secondary data analysis

• Main Authors: Ming-Shyan Lin (Author), Tsai-Hui Lin (Author), Su-Er Guo (Author), Ming-Horng Tsai (Author), Ming-Shin Chiang (Author), Tung-Jung Huang (Author), Mei-Yen Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a global problem and pediatric obesity has risen dramatically. Early NAFLD might progress to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) or liver cirrhosis and significantly increase liver disease-related mortality. We looked for NAFLD predicto...