Development and validation of a simple NAFLD clinical scoring system for identifying patients without advanced disease

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Authors

Stephen A. Harrison · United States Army Medical Command

Hays Arnold · San Antonio Military Medical Center

Brent A. Neuschwander‐Tetri · Saint Louis University

Abstract

Insulin resistance and its co-morbidities are often present in patients with NAFLD. An easily calculated score based on readily available clinical data can reliably exclude the presence of advanced fibrosis in these patients, particularly among non-diabetics.

Topics & Keywords

Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Diet, Metabolism, and Disease Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Gut

Volume 57, Issue 10, pp. 1441-1447

DOI: 10.1136/gut.2007.146019

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