San Diego—Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease patients with a leaner body mass index are more likely to experience cardiovascular disease than those with a higher BMI, according to an analysis from researchers at the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor.
Although 25% of adults in the United States have NAFLD, only 10% to 20% of these patients have a lean BMI, said investigator Karn Wijarnpreecha, MD, MPH. “NAFLD patients with a normal BMI are often overlooked because we assume their