Prevalence of hepatic steatosis in an urban population in the United States: Impact of ethnicity

By J. Browning, L. Szczepaniak, R. Dobbins, Pamela Nuremberg, Jay D. Horton, Jonathan C. Cohen, S. Grundy, Helen H. Hobbs. Hepatology, 2004

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Subfields: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Epidemiology, Hepatology

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In Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

1. Z. Younossi
2. G. Targher
3. C. Day
4. Christopher D. Byrne
5. A. Sanyal
6. S. Bellentani
7. K. Cusi
8. Michelle M. Wiest

In Epidemiology

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2. G. Targher
3. C. Day
4. Christopher D. Byrne
5. A. Sanyal
6. K. Cusi
7. S. Bellentani
8. Gerald I. Shulman

In Hepatology

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2. C. Day
3. G. Targher
4. J. Clark
5. K. Cusi
6. A. Sanyal
7. E. Brunt
8. S. Bellentani

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• Pathogenesis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (2009, background): “This difference remains even after controlling for obesity and insulin resistance (IR)(5,12) and may be related to ethnic differences in lipid homeostasis.(5) There are no laboratory, imaging or histological findings which can accurately distinguish between NAFLD and alcohol-induced steatosis or ste”
• Why Does Obesity Cause Diabetes? (2022, background): “However, the relative b cell volume in those with impaired fasting glucose or type 2 diabetes is about 50% lower than the relative volume in lean people because of b cell apoptosis (Butler et al., 2003).”
• The MBOAT7-TMC4 Variant rs641738 Increases Risk of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Individuals of European Descent (2016, positive): “Hepatic triglyceride content was measured with proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy ( 1 H-MRS) as previously described 26, 27 .”
• Prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in the United States: the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-1994. (2013, background): “Similar to the differences observed with the Dallas Heart Study, our results may differ from these because of geographical differences and time trends in the prevalence of risk factors, as well as a different population studied (NHANES does not include most military personnel).”
• The Diagnosis and Management of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Practice Guideline by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, American College of Gastroenterology, and the American Gastroenterological Association (2012, methodology): “Compared to non-Hispanic whites, Hispanic individuals have significantly higher and non-Hispanic blacks have significantly lower prevalence of NAFLD.(15,33-35) The prevalence of NAFLD in American-Indian and Alaskan-Native populations appears lower, ranging from 0.”