Open AccessNonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease of Two Ethnic Groups in Kuwait: Comparison of Prevalence and Risk Factors
Author(s) -
Pavel Babusik,
Maha Bilal,
I Ďuriš
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
medical principles and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1423-0151
pISSN - 1011-7571
DOI - 10.1159/000331591
Subject(s) - medicine , nonalcoholic fatty liver disease , odds ratio , body mass index , steatosis , waist , obesity , abdominal obesity , fatty liver , waist–hip ratio , anthropometry , gastroenterology , metabolic syndrome , endocrinology , disease
To assess the prevalence of nonalcoholic hepatic steatosis (nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, NAFLD) and the significance of some risk factors, such as obesity and glucose metabolism impairment, for two major ethnic groups of Kuwait: Arabs and South Asians.
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