To explore the longitudinal effect of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components on the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and to evaluate the significance of MetS and its components as early markers of NAFLD risk in a northern urban Han Chinese population.A total of 15,791 cohort members without NAFLD at baseline were included in the current study between 2005 and 2011. The baseline characteristics of the cohort were compared by MetS status at baseline and NAFLD status after follow-up. Cox proportional hazards models were used to estimate the unadjusted or adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) for development of NAFLD among individuals with MetS compared with individuals without MetS at baseline.During 51,652 person-years of follow-up, 3913 (24.78
作者:Tao, Zhang;Chengqi, Zhang;Yongyuan, Zhang;Fang, Tang;Hongkai, Li;Qian, Zhang;Haiyan, Lin;Shuo, Wu;Yanxun, Liu;Fuzhong, Xue
来源:Atherosclerosis 2015 年 240卷 1期