Monday, 5 May 2014

Higher Mortality Rate in Lean Patients With Fatty Liver Disease

Lean patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) have higher overall mortality rate than obese persons, despite being of a healthier weight, reports a new research presented today at Digestive Disease Week (Regd) (DDW). In addition to finding higher mortality rates, an international team of researchers found that lean patients [a body mass index (BMI) less than 25] with NAFLD were more likely to be male, non-Caucasian and to have lower rates of chronic conditions, such ...




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