Fatty liver disease in an autopsy series of children and adolescents
HIPPOKRATIA, vol.16, no.1, pp.61-65, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 16 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2012
- Journal Name: HIPPOKRATIA
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.61-65
- Keywords: fatty liver disease, obesity, children, adolescents, autopsy, SERUM ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE, SINGLE TOPIC CONFERENCE, NONALCOHOLIC STEATOHEPATITIS, METABOLIC SYNDROME, HEPATIC STEATOSIS, OBESE CHILDREN, UNITED-STATES, PREVALENCE, OVERWEIGHT, EPIDEMIOLOGY
- Inonu University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Background and Aims: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common chronic liver disease in children and adolescents. Obesity is a major risk factor for NAFLD; however, it has been shown that NAFLD is not rare in nonobese adults. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of NAFLD in obese and non-obese children and adolescents.