Prevalence of incidental sonographic findings of hepatic steatosis in children under 4 years of age.

Shannon Green Marialena Mouzaki Nadeen Abu Ata Andrew T Trout

Published in: Pediatric radiology (2023)

Prevalence of sonographic findings of hepatic steatosis in an unselected sample of preschool-age children is 8-14%, and are more common in participants with overweight/obesity.

Keyphrases

young adults
risk factors
weight loss
weight gain
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
type diabetes
body mass index
adipose tissue
high fat diet induced