THE CORRELATION OF NECK CIRCUMFERENCE AND INSULIN RESISTANCE IN NAFLD PATIENTS.

Laura Boemeke Fabiana Viegas Raimundo Márcia Bopp Lara Rigon Leonhardt Sabrina Alves Fernandes Cláudio Augusto Marroni

Published in: Arquivos de gastroenterologia (2019)

NC is associated with the HOMA-IR index in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. NC can be used in the screening of insulin resistance in these patients, considering that insulin resistance plays a key role in the progression of the disease.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
insulin resistance
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
body mass index
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
patient reported outcomes