Correlation between Liver Stiffness by Two-Dimensional Shear Wave Elastography and Waist Circumference in Japanese Local Citizens with Abdominal Obesity.

Tomoki Miyoshi Yoshitaka Hashimoto Noriyuki Kitagawa Yoshitaka Hashimoto Michiaki Fukui

Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2021)

Liver stiffness by 2D-SWE could increase with increases in waist circumference in local citizens with abdominal obesity. Physicians should pay attention when assessing the LS of abdominally obese individuals.

Keyphrases

body mass index
weight gain
weight loss
metabolic syndrome
body weight
insulin resistance
type diabetes
high fat diet induced
bariatric surgery
primary care
adipose tissue
working memory
skeletal muscle