Prevalence of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Its Predictors in North of Iran.

• Main Authors: Bahareh Amirkalali (Author), Hossein Poustchi (Author), Hossein Keyvani (Author), Mahmood Reza Khansari (Author), Hossein Ajdarkosh (Author), Mansooreh Maadi (Author), Masoud Reza Sohrabi (Author), Farhad Zamani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2014-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the aspects of metabolic syndrome (MetS). Due to the increase of MetS in Iran, this study was conducted to determine the prevalence of NAFLD, its potential predictors and their sex distribution in north of Iran, Amol.In 2008 this population based cr...