The Metabolic Syndrome as a Predictor of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Letters7 March 2006The Metabolic Syndrome as a Predictor of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseNorberto C. Chavez-Tapia, MD, Nahum Mendez-Sanchez, MD, PhD, and Misael Uribe, MDNorberto C. Chavez-Tapia, MDFrom Medica Sur Clinic Foundation, Mexico City, Mexico., Nahum Mendez-Sanchez, MD, PhDFrom Medica Sur Clinic Foundation, Mexico City, Mexico., and Misael Uribe, MDFrom Medica Sur Clinic Foundation, Mexico City, Mexico.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-144-5-200603070-00021 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:We found the article by Hamaguchi and colleagues (1) to be valuable and insightful. The authors provided new evidence that characterized the natural history of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), defined the distribution of risk factors in other populations, and confirmed a strong association between the metabolic syndrome and NAFLD. This report represents an important contribution to the field, but we would like to comment on some of the authors' methods.First, the authors made their diagnoses by using ultrasonographic images that were interpreted by a single gastroenterologist. However, the lack of a second evaluation by a ...References1. Hamaguchi M, Kojima T, Takeda N, Nakagawa T, Taniguchi H, Fujii K, et al. The metabolic syndrome as a predictor of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Ann Intern Med. 2005;143:722-8. [PMID: 16287793] LinkGoogle Scholar2. Saadeh S, Younossi ZM, Remer EM, Gramlich T, Ong JP, Hurley M, et al. The utility of radiological imaging in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Gastroenterology. 2002;123:745-50. [PMID: 12198701] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Feskens EJ, Bowles CH, Kromhout D. Carbohydrate intake and body mass index in relation to the risk of glucose intolerance in an elderly population. Am J Clin Nutr. 1991;54:136-40. [PMID: 2058574] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Shiwaku K, Anuurad E, Enkhmaa B, Nogi A, Kitajima K, Yamasaki M, et al. Predictive values of anthropometric measurements for multiple metabolic disorders in Asian populations. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2005;69:52-62. [PMID: 15955387] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Shiwaku K, Nogi A, Kitajima K, Anuurad E, Enkhmaa B, Yamasaki M, et al. Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome using the modified ATP III definitions for workers in Japan, Korea and Mongolia. J Occup Health. 2005;47:126-35. [PMID: 15824477] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. Angulo P. Treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Ann Hepatol. 2002;1:12-9. [PMID: 15114291] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Medica Sur Clinic Foundation, Mexico City, Mexico.Disclosures: None disclosed. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoThe Metabolic Syndrome as a Predictor of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Masahide Hamaguchi , Takao Kojima , Noriyuki Takeda , Takayuki Nakagawa , Hiroya Taniguchi , Kota Fujii , Tatsushi Omatsu , Tomoaki Nakajima , Hiroshi Sarui , Makoto Shimazaki , Takahiro Kato , Junichi Okuda , and Kazunori Ida The Metabolic Syndrome as a Predictor of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Yujiro Kida and Tetsuji Sato The Metabolic Syndrome as a Predictor of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Masahide Hamaguchi , Noriyuki Takeda , and Takao Kojima Metrics Cited ByAssociations between obesity and metabolic health with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in elderly ChineseMetabolik Sendrom Tedavisinde Bağırsak Mikrobiyotasının Probiyotikler ve Özelinde Saccharomyces Boulardii ile ModülasyonuMolecular Mechanisms of Lipotoxicity in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseTreatment with a novel oleic-acid–dihydroxyamphetamine conjugation ameliorates non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in obese Zucker ratsIdentification of reciprocal causality between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and metabolic syndrome by a simplified Bayesian network in a Chinese populationMechanisms and clinical implications of hepatocyte lipoapoptosisMcl-1 Degradation during Hepatocyte LipoapoptosisNonalcoholic fatty liver disease: An overview of current insights in pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatmentAssociation Between Sonographic Fatty Liver and Ischemic Electrocardiogram Among Non-obese Taiwanese Male Adults 7 March 2006Volume 144, Issue 5Page: 379KeywordsBody mass indexMedical risk factorsMetabolic analysisMetabolic syndromeNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseObesityPopulation statisticsUltrasound imagingWeight loss ePublished: 7 March 2006 Issue Published: 7 March 2006 CopyrightCopyright © 2006 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...