Open AccessHepatic steatosis in overweight/obese females: Newscreening method for those at risk
Author(s) -
Giovanni Tarantino,
Genoveffa Pizza,
Annamaria Colao,
Fabrizio Pasanisi,
Paolo Conca,
Patrizia Colicchio,
Carmine Finelli,
Franco Contaldo,
Carolina Di Somma,
Silvia Savastano
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.15.5693
Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , waist , steatosis , overweight , insulin resistance , endocrinology , obesity , metabolic syndrome , population , blood pressure , uric acid , gastroenterology , environmental health
To identify which parameters could help to distinguish the "metabolically benign obesity", which is not accompanied by insulin resistance (IR) and early atherosclerosis.