Body mass index is the most useful predictive factor for the onset of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a community-based retrospective longitudinal cohort study

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[2] Saccoccio G(2004)Prevalence of hepatic steatosis in an urban population in the United States: impact of ethnicity Hepatology 40 1387-1395

[3] Masutti F(2005)Prevalence of and risk factors for fatty liver in a general population of Shanghai, China J Hepatol 43 508-514

[4] Crocè LS(2002)Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease N Engl J Med 18 1221-1231

[5] Brandi G(2003)Nonalcoholic fatty liver, steatohepatitis, and the metabolic syndrome Hepatology 37 917-923

[6] Sasso F(2002)Hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis J Hepatol 37 154-160

[7] Browning JD(2005)The metabolic syndrome as a predictor of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease Ann Intern Med 143 722-728

[8] Szczepaniak LS(2003)Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in Saudi type 2 diabetic subjects attending a medical outpatient clinic: prevalence and general characteristics Diabetes Care 26 3351-3352

[9] Dobbins R(2004)Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in type 2 diabetes mellitus J Gastroenterol Hepatol 19 854-858

[10] Nuremberg P(2000)Fatty infiltration of liver in hyperlipidemic patients Dig Dis Sci 45 1929-1934

[1] Bellentani S(2000)Prevalence of and risk factors for hepatic steatosis in Northern Italy Ann Intern Med 132 112-117

[2] Saccoccio G(2004)Prevalence of hepatic steatosis in an urban population in the United States: impact of ethnicity Hepatology 40 1387-1395

[3] Masutti F(2005)Prevalence of and risk factors for fatty liver in a general population of Shanghai, China J Hepatol 43 508-514

[4] Crocè LS(2002)Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease N Engl J Med 18 1221-1231

[5] Brandi G(2003)Nonalcoholic fatty liver, steatohepatitis, and the metabolic syndrome Hepatology 37 917-923

[6] Sasso F(2002)Hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis J Hepatol 37 154-160

[7] Browning JD(2005)The metabolic syndrome as a predictor of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease Ann Intern Med 143 722-728

[8] Szczepaniak LS(2003)Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in Saudi type 2 diabetic subjects attending a medical outpatient clinic: prevalence and general characteristics Diabetes Care 26 3351-3352

[9] Dobbins R(2004)Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in type 2 diabetes mellitus J Gastroenterol Hepatol 19 854-858

[10] Nuremberg P(2000)Fatty infiltration of liver in hyperlipidemic patients Dig Dis Sci 45 1929-1934