Neck Circumference, along with Other Anthropometric Indices, Has an Independent and Additional Contribution in Predicting Fatty Liver Disease

Bi-xia Huang; Ming-fan Zhu; Ting Wu; Jing-ya Zhou; Yan Liu; Xiao-lin Chen; Rui-fen Zhou; Li-jun Wang; Yu-ming Chen; Hui-lian Zhu

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0118071

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Neck Circumference, along with Other Anthropometric Indices, Has an Independent and Additional Contribution in Predicting Fatty Liver Disease

Bi-xia Huang ,

¶‡ These authors contributed equally to this work and are co-first authors.

Affiliation Faculty of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, The People’s Republic of China
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Ming-fan Zhu ,

¶‡ These authors contributed equally to this work and are co-first authors.

Affiliation Health Examination Centre, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, The People’s Republic of China
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Ting Wu,

Affiliation Faculty of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, The People’s Republic of China
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Jing-ya Zhou,

Affiliation Faculty of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, The People’s Republic of China
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Yan Liu,

Affiliation Faculty of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, The People’s Republic of China
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Xiao-lin Chen,

Affiliation Faculty of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, The People’s Republic of China
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Rui-fen Zhou,

Affiliation Faculty of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, The People’s Republic of China
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Li-jun Wang,

Affiliation Faculty of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, The People’s Republic of China
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Yu-ming Chen,

Affiliation Faculty of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, The People’s Republic of China
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Hui-lian Zhu

* E-mail: zhuhl@mail.sysu.edu.cn

Affiliation Faculty of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, The People’s Republic of China
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Neck Circumference, along with Other Anthropometric Indices, Has an Independent and Additional Contribution in Predicting Fatty Liver Disease

Bi-xia Huang,
Ming-fan Zhu,
Ting Wu,
Jing-ya Zhou,
Yan Liu,
Xiao-lin Chen,
Rui-fen Zhou,
Li-jun Wang,
Yu-ming Chen,
Hui-lian Zhu

Published: February 13, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0118071

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