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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease with elevated alanine aminotransferase levels is negatively associated with bone mineral density: Cross-sectional study in U.S. adults

BACKGROUND: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has been reported to have a negative effect on bone mineral density (BMD) in Asian populations. Whether such an association exists in Western populations is less clear. METHODS: This cross-sectional analysis of data from NHANES III, a United State...

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Autor principal: Umehara, Toshihiro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5999215/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29897928
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0197900