Open AccessInsulin resistance and metabolic syndrome in nonobese Indian patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Author(s) -
Ganesh Bhat,
Chalamalasetty Sreenivasa Baba,
Amaresh Chandra Pandey,
Neeraj Kumari,
Gourdas Choudhuri
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
tropical gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2320-5792
pISSN - 0250-636X
DOI - 10.7869/tg.2012.86
Subject(s) - insulin resistance , medicine , metabolic syndrome , fatty liver , endocrinology , insulin , body mass index , waist , obesity , disease
Insulin resistance has been recognized as a major factor in the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The association between insulin resistance and NAFLD, as a risk factor independent of obesity has been less well established. This study aims to determine presence of insulin resistance and components of metabolic syndrome in non-obese patients with NAFLD.