NAFLD in clinical practice: Can simple blood and anthropometric markers be used to detect change in liver fat measured by 1 H-MRS?

Shelley Elizabeth KeatingHelen M ParkerIngrid J HickmanSjaan R GomersallMatthew P WallenJeff S CoombesGraeme A MacdonaldJacob GeorgeNathan A Johnson

Published in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2017)

Novel indices are limited in their ability to detect longitudinal change in liver fat. Waist circumference may offer modest utility as a surrogate to infer liver fat change with lifestyle interventions.

Keyphrases

metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
body mass index
clinical practice
fatty acid
body composition
physical activity
body weight
cross sectional
cardiovascular disease
weight loss