Open AccessBiochemical Predictors of Early Onset Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Young Children with Obesity
Author(s) -
Ju Young Kim,
Jinmin Cho,
Hye Ran Yang
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of korean medical science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.743
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1598-6357
pISSN - 1011-8934
DOI - 10.3346/jkms.2018.33.e122
Subject(s) - medicine , fatty liver , obesity , metabolic syndrome , uric acid , insulin resistance , gastroenterology , abdominal obesity , anthropometry , endocrinology , disease
Although MS and NAFLD were more prevalent in adolescents, young children also demonstrated MS and NAFLD as obesity-related complications. Elevated serum γGT and uric acid levels may serve as biochemical predictors in detecting NAFLD in young children with obesity before investigation with abdominal USG.
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