The occurrence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in overweight offsprings of patients with premature myocardial infarction
T Szamosi, L Jókúti, T ifj. Szamosi, E Tomsits, T Kálovics, Z Harkányi, A Czinner · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2004 · Heft 05
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Objective: To investigate the joint occurrence of the roots of metabolic syndrome and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in children and adolescents with high risk for cardiovascular disease. Methods: 287 children and adolescents (age between 6–18 years) were investigated, whose parents suffered acute myocardial infarction before the age of 55, and whose body mass indices were over 95 percentiles. Blood pressure measurements were obtained through 24 hours by a Meditech 002 ambulatory blood pressure monitor. Serum trigliceryde, blood glucose levels, GPT, γGT and ALP enzyme activities were measured. We performed 3…
