Noninvasive predictors of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in Korean patients with histologically proven nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

• Published in: Clinical and molecular hepatology Vol. 19; no. 2; pp. 120 - 130
• Main Authors: Kim, Young Seok, Jung, Eun Sun, Hur, Wonhee, Bae, Si Hyun, Choi, Jong Young, Song, Myeong Jun, Kim, Chang Wook, Jo, Se Hyun, Lee, Chang Don, Lee, Young Sok, Choi, Sang Wook, Yang, Jin Mo, Jang, Jeong Won, Kim, Sang Gyune, Jung, Seung Won, Kim, Hee Kyung, Chae, Hee Bok, Yoon, Seung Kew
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korea (South) Korean Association for the Study of the Liver 01.06.2013; The Korean Association for the Study of the Liver; 대한간학회
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Alanine Transaminase - blood; Apoptosis; Asian Continental Ancestry Group; Aspartate Aminotransferases - blood; Biomarkers; Biomarkers - blood; Biopsy; Blood pressure; Body mass index; Cholesterol; Correlation analysis; Cytokeratin-18; Data analysis; Diabetes; Fatty Liver - classification; Fatty Liver - metabolism; Fatty Liver - pathology; Female; Ferritin; Ferritins - blood; Fibrosis - complications; Gastrointestinal surgery; Glucose; High density lipoprotein; Hospitals; Humans; Hypertension; Inflammation; Insulin resistance; Keratin-18 - analysis; Laboratories; Liver diseases; Male; Metabolic syndrome; Middle Aged; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease; Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; Obesity; Original; Predictive Value of Tests; Prospective Studies; Republic of Korea; Severity of Illness Index; Young Adult; 내과학; Republic of Korea; Cytokeratin-18; Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; Ferritin

The aims of this study were (1) to identify the useful clinical parameters of noninvasive approach for distinguishing nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) from nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and (2) to determine whether the levels of the identified parameters are correlated with the severi...