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Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)
▪ Most common cause of fatty liver disease
▪ Diagnosis must exclude significant/excessive alcohol
consumption and other causes of chronic liver disease
▪ Most cases related to overnutrition, obesity and metabolic
syndrome
Prevalence of NAFLD
Health-check individuals Patients with diabetes mellitus
22.7% NAFLD 49.6% NAFLD
Goh SC, et al. Hepatol Int 2013. Chan WK, et al. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2013.
Young adults
7.9% NAFLD
Chan WK, et al. Hepatol Int 2014.
Health-check individuals Patients with diabetes mellitus
using Fibroscan using Fibroscan
57.4% NAFLD 72.4% NAFLD
17.5% Advanced Fibrosis 21% Advanced Fibrosis
Tan EC, et al. JGH Open 2018. Lai LL, et al. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2018.
