Why the study?
Is non-alcoholic fatty liver disease more closely associated with coronary artery calcification than abdominal obesity in middle-aged Korean men?
Population
Middle-aged Korean men
Comparison
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) vs Abdominal obesity (assessed by waist-to-hip ratio)
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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NAFLD may enhance CAC risk stratification beyond WHR in middle-aged men; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before practice change.
Is non-alcoholic fatty liver disease more closely associated with coronary artery calcification than abdominal obesity in middle-aged Korean men?
NAFLD is an independent determinant of subclinical atherosclerosis (assessed by CAC) and has a stronger association than abdominal obesity in middle-aged Korean men.
Lee et al. (2015) studied this question.
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