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. 2018 Aug 14;24(30):3330–3346. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i30.3330

Table 1.

Impact of obesity on liver pathophysiology

Pathologies Obesity
Hepatic steatosis[9] Increased1
Cirrhosis[11] Increased1
Hepatoxicity[9] Increased1
Liver primary tumors (as hepatocarcinoma)[2-4] Increased2
Chronic hepatitis C progression[12] Increased
Decompensation of cirrhotic patients[13,14] Increased
Portal hypertension[13,14] Increased
3Risk of post-operative complications after LT[15-17] Increased
1

Mostly if associated to alcohol ingestion;

2

Mostly if associated to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD);

3

Thromboembolism, infectious and biliary complications. LT: Liver transplantation.