Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is a novel predictor of cardiovascular disease
In order to investigate whether non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is a predictor of cardiovascular disease, a prospective observational cohort study was carried out in the setting of a medical health checkup program at Murakami Memorial Hospital, Gifu, Japan. Most of the participants were employees of various companies and local governmental organizations, as well as their spouses. Between January and December 1998, a total of 1,647 study subjects (980 men and 667 women) were included in the study. The mean age of participants at baseline was 47.8 years.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
1,647 (participants)
Age at first data collection
22 - 83 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1998
Primary Institutions
Asahi University (朝日大学)
Gifu University (岐阜大学, Gifu Daigaku)
Kyoto Prefectual University of Medicine (京都府立医科大学)
Murakami Memorial Hospital
Links
No website available
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Gifu Medical Association
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
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