Association of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease with bone mineral density and serum osteocalcin levels in Korean men

Jin Yang, Hae; Goon Shim, Sang; Seok Oh, Bong; Yeong Kwak, Ji

doi:10.1097/meg.0000000000000535

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Association of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease with bone mineral density and serum osteocalcin levels in Korean men

Published in European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology • Dec 3, 2015

Authors:

Hae Jin Yang

Sang Goon Shim

Bong Seok Oh

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Bone mineral density has been reported to negatively associate with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Osteocalcin, a bone formation marker and metabolic regulator, has been previously evaluated as the mediator between bone mineral density and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Herein, we a...

Subject

Medicine

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Osteocalcin

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