NDLI: Role of leisure-time physical activity in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a population-based study.

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Author	Zelber-Sagi, Shira Nitzan-Kaluski, Dorit Goldsmith, Rebecca Webb, Muriel Zvibel, Izabel Goldiner, Ilana Blendis, Laurie Halpern, Zamir Oren, Ran
Spatial Coverage	Israel
Description	Country affiliation: Israel Author Affiliation: Zelber-Sagi S ( The Liver Unit, Department of Gastroenterology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.)
Abstract	UNLABELLED: Physical activity (PA) is commonly recommended for nonalchoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) patients. However, there is limited evidence on the independent role of PA in NAFLD. The aim of this study was to examine the association between PA and NAFLD. We conducted a cross-sectional study of a subsample (n = 375) of the Israeli National Health and Nutrition Survey. Exclusion criteria were any known etiology for liver disease. Participants underwent an abdominal ultrasound examination; biochemical tests, including leptin, adiponectin, and resistin; and the noninvasive biomarker SteatoTest and anthropometric evaluations. A semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire and a detailed PA questionnaire were administered. Three hundred forty-nine patients (52.7% men, 30.9% primary NAFLD) were included. The NAFLD group engaged in less aerobic, resistance, or other kinds of PA (P
File Format	HTM / HTML
ISSN	02709139
Issue Number	6
Volume Number	48
e-ISSN	15273350
Journal	Hepatology
Language	English
Publisher	Wiley
Publisher Date	2008-12-01
Publisher Place	United States
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	Discipline Hepatology Fatty Liver Physiopathology Therapy Leisure Activities Motor Activity Physiology Adiponectin Blood Adult Body Mass Index Case-control Studies Cross-sectional Studies Female Homeostasis Humans Israel Leptin Male Middle Aged Models, Biological Multivariate Analysis Nutritional Status Obesity Resistin Journal Article
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Hepatology

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