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ea0063p176 | Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism 1 | ECE2019

The waist-to-hip ratio is a better obesity index than body mass index and waist circumference for screening for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in postmenopausal women

Yoo Hye Jin , Hong So-hyeon , Kim Jung A , Lee You-Bin , Roh Eun , Mook Choi Kyung , Baik Sei Hyun

Background/Objectives: Although it has been well-established that menopause causes a shift in body fat, thereby eliciting metabolic disturbances in women, there has been no study conducted yet to examine the best obesity parameters to predict the risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in this population. Thus, the aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) for screening NAFLD accordin...