Racial difference in the association between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and incident type 2 diabetes: findings from the CARDIA study.
Yu HatanoLisa B VanWagnerMercedes R CarnethonMichael P BancksApril P CarsonDonald M Lloyd-JonesTruls ØstbyeAnthony J VieraYuichiro YanoPublished in: Diabetologia (2023)
NAFLD was associated with a higher risk of type 2 diabetes among White participants but not among Black participants. This finding suggests that the effect of liver fat on impaired glucose metabolism may be smaller in Black than in White individuals.