Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is a strong predictor of coronary artery calcification in metabolically healthy subjects : A cross-sectional, population-based study in middle-aged subjects
Objectives This study aims to estimate the relationship between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and measures of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), and to determine to what extent such relationships are modified by metabolic risk factors. Methods The study was conducted in the population-based Swedish CArdioPulmonary bioImage Study (SCAPIS) pilot cohort (n = 1015, age 50–64 y