The correlation between Body Mass Index and histological features of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Abstract

Introduction: NAFLD is strongly associated with metabolic syndrome, and for many years, fatty liver was an exclusive feature of obese patients. The study tries to assess whether the body mass index (BMI) and body circumference is correlated to steatosis, fibrosis, or inflammatory activity of the liver.

Keywords

• non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
• body mass index
• weist circumference
• liver biopsy
• inflammatory activity
• steatosis
• fibrosis