Insulin Resistance, the Metabolic Syndrome, and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

2005283 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Francesco Angelico

Maria Del Ben

R Conti · Sapienza University of Rome

S. Francioso

K. Feole

S. Fiorello

Maria Gisella Cavallo · Sapienza University of Rome

Beniamino Zalunardo · University of Padua

Flavio Lirussi · University of Padua

Abstract

The findings stress the heterogeneous presentation of patients with the metabolic syndrome when the diagnosis is based on the broad Adult Treatment Panel III clinical criteria and demonstrate that those who are more insulin resistant have a higher prevalence of severe steatosis.

Topics & Keywords

Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects Hepatitis C virus research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

Volume 90, Issue 3, pp. 1578-1582

DOI: 10.1210/jc.2004-1024

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