Genetically predicted visceral adipose tissue and risk of nine non-tumour gastrointestinal diseases: evidence from a Mendelian randomization study.
Xingang SunYifan YuanLu ChenMei YeLiang-Rong ZhengPublished in: International journal of obesity (2005) (2023)
This study provided evidence in support of causal associations between VAT and GORD, GU, DU, cholelithiasis, AP, and NAFLD. Moreover, the associations between GORD, GU, and NAFLD were independent of the effect of BMI.