Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease mediates the effect of obesity on arterial hypertension.

Carlos Jose Pirola Silvia Sookoian

Published in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2023)

NAFLD mediates a substantial proportion of the effect of obesity on the presence of hypertension and CV-parameters independently of relevant covariates. This conclusion has implications for clinical management.

Keyphrases

arterial hypertension
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
type diabetes
high fat diet induced
weight gain
blood pressure
adipose tissue
physical activity