title: Acculturation and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Risk Among Hispanics of Mexican Origin: Findings From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
authors.affiliation: Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. Electronic address: maya.balakrishnan@bcm.edu.
authors.forename: Maya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Balakrishnan
authors.affiliation: Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas; Department of Medicine, Houston VA HSR&D Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Fasiha
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kanwal
authors.affiliation: Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas; Department of Medicine, Houston VA HSR&D Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas; Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Hashem B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: El-Serag
authors.affiliation: Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas; Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Aaron P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Thrift
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000328:Adult; D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017058:Mexican Americans / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D065626:Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D016017:Odds Ratio; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D000410:Alanine Transaminase