Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) represents the most common and fastest growing liver disease. Its incidence is associated with the global obesity epidemic.Objective: To develop a simple score to predict the risk of NAFLD in the obese patient.Methods and Materials: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study including 95 patients who consulted at the Human Obesity Research Unit of the National Institute of Nu...

Introduction: The prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is increasing worldwide. Since its earliest descriptions, NAFLD has been associated with the metabolic syndrome and its components.Objective: To assess the relationship between Controlled Attenuation Parameter (CAP) values and the various components of metabolic syndrome.Materials and methods: We carried out a longitudinal study including 161 patients with no...

Introduction : Obesity is becoming increasingly common in the world’s population. Its pandemic nature has made it the leading cause of chronic liver disease especially non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).Objective: To develop a simple blood screening tests to predict the risk of NAFLD in the obese patient.Methods and Materials: This is a cross-sectional study including 208 patients who consulted at the Human Obesity Rese...