Increasing prevalence of NAFLD/NASH among children, adolescents, and young adults

X. Zhang et al. (Fudan University, Shanghai, China) collected, from the Global Burden of Disease database, annual cases, and prevalence of NAFLD/NASH from 1990 to 2017, by sex, region and country. This study shows that both the prevalence and number of cases of NAFLD/NASH have...
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X. Zhang et al. (Fudan University, Shanghai, China) collected, from the Global Burden of Disease database, annual cases, and prevalence of NAFLD/NASH from 1990 to 2017, by sex, region and country.

This study shows that both the prevalence and number of cases of NAFLD/NASH have increased irrespective of sex, age, and region. This phenomenon can result in a predictable increase in chronic liver disease burden in the near future.

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