Non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease, liver fibrosis score and cognitive function in middle‐aged adults: The Framingham Study
Weinstein G, Davis‐Plourde K, Himali JJ, Zelber‐Sagi S, Beiser AS, Seshadri S. Non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease, liver fibrosis score and cognitive function in middle‐aged adults: The Framingham Study. Liver International 2019, 39: 1713-1721. PMID: 31155826, PMCID: PMC6736704, DOI: 10.1111/liv.14161.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseNAFLD fibrosis scoreFatty liver diseaseCognitive functionAdvanced fibrosisFibrosis scoreLiver diseaseBrain healthLower riskPresence of NAFLDRelationship of NAFLDLiver fibrosis scoresExcessive alcohol intakeVisceral adipose tissueSeverity of fibrosisPoor cognitive functionMiddle-aged adultsExecutive functionCross-sectional relationshipNAFLD diagnosisCardiometabolic variablesAlcohol intakeFramingham StudyInsulin resistancePotential confounders