Low Vitamin D Status Is Associated with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Independent of Visceral Obesity in Korean Adults

Ji A. Seo; Chai Ryoung Eun; Hyunjoo Cho; Seung Ku Lee; Hye Jin Yoo; Sin Gon Kim; Kyung Mook Choi; Sei Hyun Baik; Dong Seop Choi; Hyung Joon Yim; Chol Shin; Nan Hee Kim

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0075197

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Low Vitamin D Status Is Associated with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Independent of Visceral Obesity in Korean Adults

Ji A. Seo,

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Chai Ryoung Eun,

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Hyunjoo Cho,

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Seung Ku Lee,

Affiliation Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Hye Jin Yoo,

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Sin Gon Kim,

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Kyung Mook Choi,

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Sei Hyun Baik,

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Dong Seop Choi,

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Hyung Joon Yim,

Affiliation Division of Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Chol Shin,

Affiliation Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Nan Hee Kim

* E-mail: nhkendo@gmail.com

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Low Vitamin D Status Is Associated with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Independent of Visceral Obesity in Korean Adults

Ji A. Seo,
Chai Ryoung Eun,
Hyunjoo Cho,
Seung Ku Lee,
Hye Jin Yoo,
Sin Gon Kim,
Kyung Mook Choi,
Sei Hyun Baik,
Dong Seop Choi,
Hyung Joon Yim

Published: October 9, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0075197

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