An insight into the prevalence of NAFLD and NASH. Prof Abdelmalek, USA

Prevalence of NAFLD (non-alcoholic fatty liver disease) affects approximately 25% of the entire US population. Of that, approximately six to eight percent may have Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis or NASH and thus this is the cohort of patients that have an increased risk for developing complications of end-stage liver disease over time or are also at risk of developing cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.