Interaction between alcohol consumption and metabolic syndrome in predicting severe liver disease in the general population.

Fredrik O ÅbergJaana Helenius-HietalaPauli PuukkaMartti FärkkiläAntti Jula

Published in: Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) (2018)

Multiple components of the metabolic syndrome independently affected the risk for severe liver disease. Alcohol was significant even when average alcohol consumption was within the limits currently defining nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. (Hepatology 2018;67:2141-2149).

Keyphrases

alcohol consumption
metabolic syndrome
early onset
insulin resistance
uric acid
cardiovascular risk factors
drug induced
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
adipose tissue