Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Nonobese Subjects of African Origin Has Atypical Metabolic Characteristics.
Debbie S ThompsonIngrid A TennantDeanne P SoaresClive OsmondChris D ByrneTerrence E ForresterMichael S BoynePublished in: Journal of the Endocrine Society (2019)
In nonobese Afro-Caribbean participants, greater liver fat was associated with weight and height and lower fasting insulin and hyperinsulinemia appears to be influential in the reduction of NAFLD. These findings may be influenced by ethnicity, body size, and method of estimating liver fat.