Copeptin relates to a fatty liver and measures of obesity in a South African population with mixed ethnicities.

Published in: Endocrine (2019)

Elevated plasma copeptin is independently associated with NAFLD in a population with mixed ethnicities, pointing at the pharmacologically modifiable vasopressin system as a new mechanism behind NAFLD.

Keyphrases

metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
weight loss
weight gain
adipose tissue
body mass index
high fat diet induced
physical activity
skeletal muscle