Visceral abdominal obesity measured by CT scan is associated with an increased risk of Barrett’s oesophagus: a case-control study

OBJECTIVE: Abdominal obesity has been associated with increased risk of Barrett’s oesophagus (BE) but the underlying mechanism is unclear. We examined the association between visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) and the risk of BE. DESIGN: A case-control study among el...

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Main Authors: El-Serag, Hashem B., Hashmi, Ali, Garcia, Jose, Richardson, Peter, Alsarraj, Abeer, Fitzgerald, Stephanie, Vela, Marcelo, Shaib, Yasser, Abraham, Neena S., Velez, Maria, Cole, Rhonda, Rodriguez, Margot B., Anand, Bhupinderjit, Graham, David Y., Kramer, Jennifer R.
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Idioma:Inglês
Publicado em: 2013
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Acesso em linha:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3976427/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23408348
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2012-304189
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