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Low bone mineral density (BMD) is associated in patients with NAFLD, but the mechanisms behind the reduced BMD in NAFLD are still not completely known. Several factors may influence bone mineralisation such as : cytokines, vitamin D deficiency, limited physical activity. Aim of our study was to establish the relationship between osteoporosis and the degree of fibrosis in NAFLD patients estimated by transient elastography (TE) . Methodes: We include 145 patients with NAFLD and we performed for all of them TE, abdom...

The purpose of the study was the evaluation of the patients suffering from obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) starting with anthropometric, biochemical, imaging data and the correlation of the serum level of leptin and adiponectin with the histopathological results. Material and method: we included in this study 20 men and 34 women diagnosed with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease by recent (under 6 months) hepatic biopsy, taking usual blood samples, leptin and adiponectin. Results: According to th...