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FATTY CHANGES IN THE LIVER
Author(s) -
HORNBØLL PER,
OLSEN TOM SKYHØJ
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
acta pathologica microbiologica scandinavica series a :pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1600-0463
pISSN - 0108-0164
DOI - 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1982.tb00082_90a.x
Subject(s) - fatty liver , medicine , positive correlation , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology , disease
Fatty changes in the liver were investigated and quantified in 678 consecutive autopsies. The changes were classified into four groups: no changes 46%, slight changes 43%, moderate changes 9%, severe changes 2%. A clear positive correlation was found between the degree of overweight and the degree of fatty changes in the liver. The fatty changes were found to be reversible. However, in emaciated patients with a long disease period the number of cases with pronounced fatty changes were significantly increased. No relation was found between diabetes and fatty changes in the liver. In patients more than 40 years old no correlation was found between age and the degree of fatty changes in the liver.