Open AccessThe Impact of Vitamin D in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study in Patients with Morbid Obesity
Author(s) -
Marta BorgesCanha,
João Sérgio Neves,
Fernando Mendonça,
Maria Manuel Silva,
Cláudia Costa,
Pedro M. Cabral,
Vanessa Guerreiro,
Rita Lourenço,
Patrícia Meira,
Daniela Salazar,
Maria João Ferreira,
Jorge Pedro,
Ana Rita Leite,
Madalena von Hafe,
Catarina Vale,
Sara Viana,
Ana Sande,
Sandra Belo,
Eva Lau,
Paula Freitas,
Davide Carvalho
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.853
H-Index - 43
ISSN - 1178-7007
DOI - 10.2147/dmso.s286334
Subject(s) - medicine , fatty liver , steatosis , vitamin d and neurology , gastroenterology , vitamin d deficiency , obesity , population , body mass index , liver function , disease , environmental health
We aimed to evaluate the association between vitamin D status and hepatic function parameters and scores: Fatty Liver Index (FLI, predictor of hepatic steatosis) and BARD (BMI, AST/ALT ratio and DM, predictor of hepatic fibrosis) in patients with morbid obesity.