Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in Africa: a hidden danger

• Published in: Global health, epidemiology and genomics Vol. 4; p. e3
• Main Authors: Paruk, Imran M, Pirie, Fraser J, Motala, Ayesha A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Cambridge University Press 2019
• Subjects: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; Africa - epidemiology; AIDS; Body mass index; Cost of Illness; Diabetes mellitus; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - complications; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - epidemiology; Epidemiology; Fatty liver; Health Services Needs and Demand - statistics & numerical data; HIV; HIV Infections - complications; HIV Infections - epidemiology; Human immunodeficiency virus; Humans; Insulin Resistance; Liver diseases; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease - diagnostic imaging; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease - epidemiology; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease - mortality; Obesity; Obesity - complications; Obesity - epidemiology; Other; Population studies; Prevalence; Risk Factors; Risk groups; Ultrasonography - economics; Ultrasound; Africa; United States > US; Sudan; England; South Africa; Nigeria; Ethiopia; non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; type-2 diabetes; obesity; Africa; non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

There is a dearth of data on the burden and spectrum of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in African populations. The limited available information suggests that the prevalence of NAFLD in the general population is lowest for the Africa region. However, this is likely to be an underestimate...