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Fatty liver epidemiology and demographics
Introduction
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Overview
Overview
Fatty liver disease is prevalent among 10%- 24% of general population in various countries.[1] However among obese individuals the condition is observed in up to 75% of people, 35% of whom, despite no evidence of excessive alcohol consumption, will lead to non alcoholic FLD.[2] It is the most common cause of abnormal liver function test in the US.[1] African Americans and Mexican Americans have higher frequencies of unexplained serum aminotransferase elevations than those reported in whites but prevalence of FLD among different racial groups is not known.
Epidemiology and Demographics
Epidemiology and Demographics
References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Angulo P (2002). “Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease”. N. Engl. J. Med. 346 (16): 1221–31. doi:10.1056/NEJMra011775. PMID 11961152.
- ↑ Hamaguchi M, Kojima T, Takeda N, Nakagawa T, Taniguchi H, Fujii K, Omatsu T, Nakajima T, Sarui H, Shimazaki M, Kato T, Okuda J, Ida K (2005). “The metabolic syndrome as a predictor of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease”. Ann. Intern. Med. 143 (10): 722–8. PMID 16287793.
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