Global Prevalence of Advanced Liver Fibrosis and Cirrhosis in the General Population: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

• Published in: Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology Vol. 23; no. 7; pp. 1123 - 1134
• Main Authors: Zamani, Mohammad, Alizadeh-Tabari, Shaghayegh, Ajmera, Veeral, Singh, Siddharth, Murad, Mohammad Hassan, Loomba, Rohit
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.06.2025
• Subjects: Adult; Cirrhosis; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Global Health - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Liver Cirrhosis - epidemiology; Liver Fibrosis; Male; Middle Aged; Prevalence; Risk Factors; Systematic Review; Cirrhosis; Liver Fibrosis; Prevalence; OR; Systematic Review; CI; confidence interval; odds ratio

Limited data exist regarding the estimate of the prevalence of advanced liver fibrosis and cirrhosis in the general population. Therefore, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the global prevalence and risk factors of advanced fibrosis and cirrhosis. We searched Embase, Pub...