Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is a risk factor for glucose intolerance onset in men regardless of alanine aminotransferase status.
Teruki MiyakeBunzo MatsuuraShinya FurukawaOsamu YoshidaMasashi HirookaTeru KumagiToru IshiharaSayaka KanzakiHironobu NakaguchiMasumi MiyazakiYoshiko NakamuraYasunori YamamotoYohei KoizumiYoshio TokumotoEiji TakeshitaYoshio IkedaMasanori AbeKohichiro KitaiYoichi HiasaPublished in: Journal of diabetes investigation (2021)
Among nonalcoholic men and women, FLD was a risk factor for IFG onset, including normal ALT concentrations. Care is needed for individuals with nonalcoholic FLD, regardless of liver injury, possibly helping reduce glucose intolerance risk.