- Original Article
- Correlation of Body Mass Index, Body Fat Distribution, Aminotranferases and Computed Tomography in
Obese Children with Fatty Liver
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So Eun Park, Hye Ran Yang, Ju Young Chang, Jae Sung Ko, Jeong Kee Seo, Whal Lee, Woo Sun Kim
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2005;48(3):276-283. Published online March 15, 2005
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Purpose : Visceral fat accumulation plays a major role in metabolic complications of obesity. It is known that nonalcoholic fatty liver in obese adults is associated with visceral fat accumulation. Body mass index(BMI) is used as the index of obesity in children. The aim of this study is to evaluate the correlation of BMI and visceral adipose tissue(VAT), and the... |
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