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received: 04 November 2016 accepted: 16 February 2017 Published: 23 March 2017
Retinol Binding Protein-4 Levels and Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A community-based crosssectional study Xuechen Chen1,2,*, Tianran Shen1,2,*, Qing Li3, Xu Chen1,2, Yanping Li1,2, Dan Li1,2, Gengdong Chen2, Wenhua Ling1,2 & Yu-ming Chen1,2 Previous reports on the association between retinol binding protein 4 (RBP4) and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) were controversial. This study aimed to investigate the association between the serum RBP4 levels and occurrence of NAFLD in Chinese population. In total, 2938 participants aged 40–75 years were involved in this community-based cross-sectional study. General information, lifestyle factors, serum levels of RBP4 and the presence of NAFLD were determined. Patients with NAFLD had significantly higher concentrations of RBP4 (37.9 ± 6.8 μg/ml) than did non-NAFLD controls (35.0 ± 6.7 μg/ml) (P
OPEN
received: 04 November 2016 accepted: 16 February 2017 Published: 23 March 2017
Retinol Binding Protein-4 Levels and Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A community-based crosssectional study Xuechen Chen1,2,*, Tianran Shen1,2,*, Qing Li3, Xu Chen1,2, Yanping Li1,2, Dan Li1,2, Gengdong Chen2, Wenhua Ling1,2 & Yu-ming Chen1,2 Previous reports on the association between retinol binding protein 4 (RBP4) and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) were controversial. This study aimed to investigate the association between the serum RBP4 levels and occurrence of NAFLD in Chinese population. In total, 2938 participants aged 40–75 years were involved in this community-based cross-sectional study. General information, lifestyle factors, serum levels of RBP4 and the presence of NAFLD were determined. Patients with NAFLD had significantly higher concentrations of RBP4 (37.9 ± 6.8 μg/ml) than did non-NAFLD controls (35.0 ± 6.7 μg/ml) (P
