Body mass index trajectories in young adulthood predict non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in middle age: The CARDIA cohort study.
Lisa B VanWagnerSadiya S KhanHongyan NingJuned SiddiqueCora E LewisJohn J CarrMiriam B VosElizabeth SpeliotesNorah A TerraultMary E RinellaDonald M Lloyd-JonesNorrina B AllenPublished in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2017)
Trajectories of weight gain during young adulthood are associated with greater non-alcoholic fatty liver disease prevalence in midlife independent of metabolic covariates and baseline or concurrent body mass index highlighting the importance of weight maintenance throughout adulthood as a target for primary non-alcoholic fatty liver disease prevention.