BACKGROUND: @entity7936 ( @entity7936 ) is an @entity28 associated common cause of @entity409 and there are concerns that it may turn out to be the most common cause of @entity1578 as prevalence of @entity28 increases. We determined the prevalence of @entity7936 in relation to gender and body mass index (BMI). Furthermore, we assessed the association of @entity7936 with the length of the small bowel. METHODS: 124 liver samples obtained during routine operations were examined looking for NAFLD Activity Score ( @entity1561 ). The length of small bowel was measured intraoperatively. For evaluation, @entity1 were divided into four groups according to their BMI (group 1: normal weight, group 2: overweight, group 3: grade I/II morbidly @entity28 , and group 4 grade III morbidly @entity28 @entity1 ). RESULTS: BMI showed a strong positive correlation with risk of @entity7936 and a weak positive correlation with small bowel length. No normal weight @entity1 was at risk of @entity7936 , whereas in group 2 14% had uncertain and 32% definite @entity7936 . In group 3 11% had uncertain and 27% definite @entity7936 . In group 4 nearly two-thirds were classified as uncertain or definite @entity7936 . Median length of small bowel in all @entity1 was 450  cm (range 226-860  cm). Within group 4, @entity1 with definite/uncertain @entity7936 had a longer small bowel than @entity1 without @entity7936 . CONCLUSIONS: Prevalence of @entity7936 is high in morbidly @entity28 . Small bowel length could influence the complex etiology of the disease.

Prevalence of @entity1561 in four different weight related XXXX groups: association with small bowel length and risk factors.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity28 :: ('MESH:D009765', 'Disease') :: ['obese', 'obesity'] @entity409 :: ('MESH:D008107', 'Disease') :: ['liver inflammation'] @entity7936 :: ('MESH:D005235', 'Disease') :: ['NASH', 'Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis'] @entity1578 :: ('MESH:D017093', 'Disease') :: ['liver failure'] @entity1561 :: ('MESH:D065626', 'Disease') :: ['nonalcoholic fatty liver disease']
@entity1 :: (9606,Species) :: ['patient']
