Abdominal fat index — a non-invasive marker of hepatic steatosis and insulin resistance in children
Background. Elevation of visceral fat (VF) thickness is considered as a risk factor for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in children. Non-invasive methods for evaluating the type of fat distribution allow to obtain useful markers for stratifying the risk of liver steatosis in children, dynamic moni...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Publishing House Zaslavsky
2017-04-01
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| Series: | Zdorovʹe Rebenka |
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| Online Access: | http://childshealth.zaslavsky.com.ua/article/view/104226 |