Open AccessClinical and Metabolic Characteristics of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Patients in Saudi Arabia: Data from the Systematic Observatory Liver Disease (SOLID) Registry
Author(s) -
Khalid Alswat,
Faisal M Sanai,
Waleed Al–Hamoudi,
Mona H Ismail,
Yaser Dahlan,
Hamdan S. Alghamdi,
Ibrahim Altraif,
Abduljaleel Alalwan,
Mohamed M A Babatin,
Saleh Alqahtani
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.s300051
Subject(s) - medicine , fatty liver , cirrhosis , gastroenterology , body mass index , steatosis , diabetes mellitus , hyperlipidemia , liver disease , disease , endocrinology
The prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is increasing in Saudi Arabia (SA), but descriptions of the clinical and metabolic characteristics of these patients are limited. The present study aims to fill this gap.