Epidemiology of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in some regions of China

VernacularTitle:中国部分地区非酒精性脂肪肝病的流行情况
Author: Tingfeng WU ¹ ; Xianhua LIAO ; Bihui ZHONG
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1. Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China
Publication Type:Research Article
Keywords: nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; prevalence; incidence; metabolic diseases
From: Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2020;36(6):1370-1373
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has replaced viral hepatitis and become the most important chronic liver disease in the world. Abdominal ultrasound remains the main method for the diagnosis of NAFLD in China. The studies in China showed that in the last two decades, the prevalence rate of NAFLD was 13%-43% and tended to increase year by year, and the new cases accounted for about 4% each year, with a certain proportion of patients with non-obese NAFLD. There is a significant difference in prevalence rate between the populations from different regions, with a higher prevalence rate of NAFLD in the well-developed southeast coastal regions where people have a similar lifestyle to those in Western countries. Metabolic disorders, such as type 2 diabetes, obesity, hyperlipidemia, hyperuricemia, and hypertension, are risk factors for NAFLD. National-wide large-sample epidemiological investigation is still needed in China to help support the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of NAFLD.