Unexpected Rapid Increase in the Burden of NAFLD in China From 2008 to 2018: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

• Published in: Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) Vol. 70; no. 4; pp. 1119 - 1133
• Main Authors: Zhou, Feng, Zhou, Jianghua, Wang, Wenxin, Zhang, Xiao‐Jing, Ji, Yan‐Xiao, Zhang, Peng, She, Zhi‐Gang, Zhu, Lihua, Cai, Jingjing, Li, Hongliang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.10.2019
• Subjects: Adult; Age Distribution; Aged; China - epidemiology; Cost of Illness; Disease Outbreaks - statistics & numerical data; Female; Humans; Incidence; Liver Cirrhosis - epidemiology; Liver Cirrhosis - physiopathology; Liver Neoplasms - epidemiology; Liver Neoplasms - physiopathology; Male; Middle Aged; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease - diagnosis; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease - epidemiology; Prevalence; Severity of Illness Index; Sex Distribution; China

With rapid lifestyle transitions, the increasing burden of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in China has emerged as a major public health issue. To obtain a comprehensive overview of the status of NAFLD over the past decade, we evaluated the epidemiology, risk factors, complications, and man...