Publication Name	World Journal of Hepatology
Manuscript ID	66205
Country	Saudi Arabia

Received	2021-03-24 16:57
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Observational Study
Article Title	Determination of “indeterminate score” measurements in lean nonalcoholic fatty liver disease patients from western Saudi Arabia
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Yasir Mohammed Khayyat
ORCID	Author(s) ORCID Number Yasir Mohammed Khayyat http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8344-2028
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Corresponding Author	Yasir Mohammed Khayyat, FACP, FRCP (C), MBChB, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Umm Al Qura University, Al Abdiyah District, Makkah 13578, Saudi Arabia. ymkhayyat@uqu.edu.sa
Key Words	Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; Liver fibrosis; Liver biopsy; Obesity; Overweight; Lean
Core Tip	Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has emerged as a leading cause of chronic liver disease and its complications. Evaluation of fibrosis in NAFLD is of the utmost importance to early application of targeted intervention. The utilization of liver biopsy has diminished, due to patient unacceptance, sampling error, and availability of noninvasive measures of fibrosis. In this study of NAFLD cases, lean patients showed a relatively healthy metabolic profile, lower fibrosis degree and less frequent “indeterminate score“ than overweight and obese patients, among which increased age and serum alanine aminotransferase level were predictive factors for determination.
Publish Date	2021-12-27 05:24
Citation	Khayyat YM. Determination of “indeterminate score” measurements in lean nonalcoholic fatty liver disease patients from western Saudi Arabia. World J Hepatol 2021; 13(12): 2150-2160
URL	https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5182/full/v13/i12/2150.htm
DOI	https://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v13.i12.2150

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