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The association of sex steroid hormone concentrations with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and liver enzymes in US men.

Hong PhanAline RichardMariana LazoWilliam G NelsonSamuel R DenmeadeJohn GroopmanNorma KanarekElizabeth A PlatzSabine Rohrmann
Published in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2021)
This study supports an inverse association between TT concentration and NAFLD in men independent of other sex hormones (SHBG, AAG and estradiol) and known risk factors, such as obesity, age and lifestyle. Exploration of whether TT might be a non-invasive marker for NAFLD diagnosis is warranted.
Keyphrases
  • risk factors
  • metabolic syndrome
  • weight loss
  • middle aged
  • insulin resistance
  • type diabetes
  • cardiovascular disease
  • physical activity
  • weight gain
  • high fat diet induced
  • adipose tissue
  • liver fibrosis
  • skeletal muscle