Independent association of hypovitaminosis d with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in people with chronic spinal cord injury: a cross-sectional study.

F Di GiulioC CastelliniD TienfortiG FelzaniM G BaroniArcangelo Barbonetti

Published in: Journal of endocrinological investigation (2023)

In people with chronic SCI, 25(OH)D levels < 18.25 ng/ml may represent a marker of NAFLD independent of MetS-related features. Further studies are warranted to define the cause-effect relationships of this association.

Keyphrases

spinal cord injury
physical activity
risk factors
neuropathic pain
drug induced
liver fibrosis