SARCOPENIA AND SEVERITY OF NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE.
Josilda Ferreira CruzYasmim Anayr Costa FerrariCarla Perez MachadoNathalia Nascimento SantanaAllan Victor Hora MotaSonia Oliveira LimaPublished in: Arquivos de gastroenterologia (2020)
In the present study, an association was found between the sarcopenic index and non-alcoholic hepatic steatosis, with an inversely proportional relation between this index and the severity of fatty infiltration. This finding offers further evidence of the metabolic interaction of the liver, adipose tissue and muscle.