Epidemiological Features of NAFLD From 1999 to 2018 in China

• Published in: Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) Vol. 71; no. 5; pp. 1851 - 1864
• Main Authors: Zhou, Jianghua, Zhou, Feng, 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 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc 01.05.2020
• Subjects: Body Mass Index; China - epidemiology; Cost of Illness; Epidemiology; Etiology; Fatty liver; Hepatitis; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Hepatology; Holistic Health; Humans; Life Style; Liver cancer; Liver diseases; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease - diagnosis; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease - epidemiology; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease - therapy; Prevalence; Risk Factors; Vaccination; China

With dramatic changes in lifestyles over the last 20 years, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become the most prevalent liver disorder in China but has not received sufficient attention. NAFLD‐related advanced liver disease and its mortality along with its overall disease burden are expec...