Low serum adiponectin is a predictor of progressing to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Background The association between adiponectin and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has been studied before, but most of the studies are cross‐sectional and cannot prove a causal link. Objective To prospectively investigate the relationship between serum adiponectin levels and the incidence of NAFLD in 3 years. Subjects and methods. A total of 1325 subjects aged 40 to 70 from the Chongming District of Shanghai, China, were included. All...