Recent Epidemiology of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

The ongoing obesity epidemic and the increasing recognition of metabolic syndrome have contributed to the growing prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), the most common form of liver disease worldwide. It is imperative to understand the incidence and prevalence of NAFLD as it is ass...

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Published in:Gut and liver Vol. 15; no. 2; pp. 206 - 216
Main Authors: Murag, Soumya, Ahmed, Aijaz, Kim, Donghee
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Korea (South) Editorial Office of Gut and Liver 15.03.2021
Gastroenterology Council for Gut and Liver
거트앤리버 소화기연관학회협의회
Subjects:
fatty liver
mortality
natural history
nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
prevalence
Review
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Fatty liver
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
Prevalence
Mortality
Natural history
ISSN:1976-2283, 2005-1212, 2005-1212
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Summary:The ongoing obesity epidemic and the increasing recognition of metabolic syndrome have contributed to the growing prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), the most common form of liver disease worldwide. It is imperative to understand the incidence and prevalence of NAFLD as it is associated with a profound economic burden of hospitalizations, including the shifting trends in liver transplantation. The long-term cumulative healthcare cost of NAFLD patients has been shown to be 80% higher than that of non-NAFLD patients. We explore diagnostic challenges in identifying those with NAFLD who have a higher predilection to progress to end-stage liver disease. We aim to assess all-cause and cause-specific mortality as it relates to NAFLD.
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ISSN:1976-2283
2005-1212
2005-1212
DOI:10.5009/gnl20127