Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease risk factors
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vamsikrishna Gunnam M.B.B.S [2]
Overview
The most potent risk factor in the development of NAFLD is obesity. Other risk factors include insulin resistence and metabolic syndrome.
Risk Factors
- Risk factors in the development of Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease include:[1][2]
- Medications like Tamoxifen ,corticosteriods , methotrexate
- Viral Hepatitis.
- Rapid weight loss.
- Malnutrition.
- High levels of triglyceride in blood.
- Sleep apnea.
- Hypothyroid.
- Hypopituitarism .
References
- ↑ Streba LA, Vere CC, Rogoveanu I, Streba CT (2015). "Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, metabolic risk factors, and hepatocellular carcinoma: an open question". World J Gastroenterol. 21 (14): 4103–10. doi:10.3748/wjg.v21.i14.4103. PMC 4394070. PMID 25892859.
- ↑ He S, Bao W, Shao M, Wang W, Wang C, Sun J; et al. (2011). "Risk factors for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in a Chinese population". Acta Gastroenterol Belg. 74 (4): 503–8. PMID 22319959.