Association between the Fatty Liver Index and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in the EPIC-Potsdam Study

Susanne Jäger; Simone Jacobs; Janine Kröger; Norbert Stefan; Andreas Fritsche; Cornelia Weikert; Heiner Boeing; Matthias B. Schulze

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0124749

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Association between the Fatty Liver Index and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in the EPIC-Potsdam Study

Susanne Jäger,

Affiliations Department of Molecular Epidemiology, German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke, Nuthetal, Germany, German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Neuherberg, Germany
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Simone Jacobs,

Affiliations Department of Molecular Epidemiology, German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke, Nuthetal, Germany, German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Neuherberg, Germany
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Janine Kröger,

Affiliations Department of Molecular Epidemiology, German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke, Nuthetal, Germany, German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Neuherberg, Germany
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Norbert Stefan,

Affiliations German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Neuherberg, Germany, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetology, Nephrology, Vascular Disease and Clinical Chemistry, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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Andreas Fritsche,

Affiliations German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Neuherberg, Germany, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetology, Nephrology, Vascular Disease and Clinical Chemistry, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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Cornelia Weikert,

Affiliations Research Group Cardiovascular Epidemiology, German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke, Nuthetal, Germany, Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité University Medical Center, Berlin, Germany
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Heiner Boeing,

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke, Nuthetal, Germany
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Matthias B. Schulze

* E-mail: mschulze@dife.de

Affiliations Department of Molecular Epidemiology, German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke, Nuthetal, Germany, German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Neuherberg, Germany
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Association between the Fatty Liver Index and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in the EPIC-Potsdam Study

Susanne Jäger,
Simone Jacobs,
Janine Kröger,
Norbert Stefan,
Andreas Fritsche,
Cornelia Weikert,
Heiner Boeing,
Matthias B. Schulze

Published: April 22, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0124749

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