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Blood pressure is associated with the presence and severity of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease across the spectrum of cardiometabolic risk
Aneni EC, Oni ET, Martin SS, Blaha MJ, Agatston AS, Feldman T, Veledar E, Conçeicao RD, Carvalho JA, Santos RD, Nasir K. Blood pressure is associated with the presence and severity of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease across the spectrum of cardiometabolic risk. Journal Of Hypertension 2015, 33: 1207-1214. PMID: 25693058, DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0000000000000532.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonobese hypertensive patientsPrevalence of NAFLDMetabolic risk factorsHypertensive patientsNormal BPRisk factorsHigh Blood Pressure classificationNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseHealthy middle-aged menBlood pressure groupJoint National CommitteeDevelopment of hypertensionFatty liver diseaseYearly physical examinationMiddle-aged menBlood pressure classificationBP controlPrehypertensive patientsCardiometabolic riskCross-sectional relationshipBlood pressureNAFLD severityLiver diseaseNormotensive individualsPhysical examination
2020
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Modifies Serum Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase in Cigarette Smokers
Oni ET, Figueredo V, Aneni E, Veladar E, McEvoy JW, Blaha MJ, Blumenthal RS, Conceicao RD, Carvalho JAM, Santos RD, Nasir K. Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Modifies Serum Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase in Cigarette Smokers. Journal Of Clinical Medicine Research 2020, 12: 472-482. PMID: 32849935, PMCID: PMC7430878, DOI: 10.14740/jocmr3932.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseGamma-glutamyl transferaseSerum gamma-glutamyl transferaseClinical cardiovascular diseaseHigh GGT levelsGGT levelsNAFLD statusOxidative stressAbsence of NAFLDPresence of NAFLDPrevalence of NAFLDFatty liver diseaseImpact of smokingCross-sectional associationsCV riskCardiovascular riskCurrent smokersCurrent smokingMultivariable adjustmentLiver diseaseCigarette smokersEffect modificationCardiovascular diseaseHealthy subjectsSmoking