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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 Yano
Published 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.
Keyphrases
  • type diabetes
  • cardiovascular disease
  • adipose tissue
  • glycemic control
  • insulin resistance
  • metabolic syndrome
  • skeletal muscle