Should Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Be Included in the Definition of Metabolic Syndrome?

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Authors

Giovanni Musso · Ospedale Humanitas Gradenigo

Roberto Gambino · University of Turin

Simona Bo · University of Turin

Barbara Uberti · University of Turin

Giampaolo Biroli · University of Turin

Gianfranco Pagano · University of Turin

Maurizio Cassader ·

Abstract

NAFLD is more tightly associated with insulin resistance and with markers of oxidative stress and endothelial dysfunction than with ATP III criteria in nonobese nondiabetic subjects and may help identify individuals with increased cardiometabolic risk in this population.

Topics & Keywords

Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Lipid metabolism and disorders

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Diabetes Care

Volume 31, Issue 3, pp. 562-568

DOI: 10.2337/dc07-1526

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