nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1,Taking alcohol less than 20g/day for female and 30g/day for male respectively 2,patients diagnosed as NAFLD by liver biopsy
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1,alcohol abuse (quantity of ethanol intake more than 20g/day for female and 30g/day for male respectively) 2,type 1 diabetes, 3,positive HBs antigen, HCV antibody, or HIV antibody, 4,other liver diseases, such as autoimmune hepatitis, primary biliary cirrhosis, and drug-induced liver disorder 5,being treated with oral vitamin E preparation and thiazolidinediones for NAFLD or other disorders
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The values of AUC, sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV for various biomarkers. Correlation between serum fibrotic markers for predicting liver fibrosis. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital Division of Gastroenterology