Why the study?
Does non-alcoholic fatty liver disease independently contribute to subclinical cardiovascular changes in the general population?
Population
1886 participants without known cardiovascular disease from the Korean Genome Epidemiology Study
Comparison
Presence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease… vs Absence of NAFLD and MetS
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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NAFLD independently associated with subclinical diastolic dysfunction and arterial stiffness; extends cross-sectional evidence but leaves causal and clinical implications open.
Does non-alcoholic fatty liver disease independently contribute to subclinical cardiovascular changes in the general population?
NAFLD is associated with early subclinical alterations in cardiovascular function and arterial stiffness, independent of metabolic syndrome and established risk factors.
Kim et al. (2014) studied this question.
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