Open AccessAssociation of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in Asian Indians: A cross-sectional study
Author(s) -
Rahul Kumar,
Yogesh Chandra Porwal,
Nishanth Dev,
Pramod Kumar,
Sanjay Chakravarthy,
Ashok Kumar Kumawat
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_887_19
Subject(s) - medicine , gastroenterology , fatty liver , anthropometry , waist , c reactive protein , body mass index , metabolic syndrome , nonalcoholic fatty liver disease , chronic liver disease , cross sectional study , obesity , disease , cirrhosis , inflammation , pathology
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an important etiology for the development of chronic liver disease worldwide. Its pathophysiology includes chronic low-grade inflammation. There are limited studies on the association of inflammatory markers with NAFLD. Hence, in the present research, we aimed to study the association of one such inflammatory marker hs-CRP with NAFLD in north Indian population.