Systematic review on the prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in South Korea

• Published in: Clinics and research in hepatology and gastroenterology Vol. 45; no. 4; p. 101526
• Main Authors: Im, Hwi Jin, Ahn, Yo Chan, Wang, Jing-Hua, Lee, Myung Min, Son, Chang Gue
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: France Elsevier Masson SAS 01.07.2021
• Subjects: Asia; Body Mass Index; Epidemiology; Female; Humans; Male; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease - epidemiology; Prevalence; Republic of Korea - epidemiology; Steatohepatitis; Steatosis; Republic of Korea; NAFLD; FLI; CI; NASH; Epidemiology; Steatosis; CT; Asia; Steatohepatitis; VLDL; HCV; NAFL; BMI; WHO

•The current study is the first systematic review on NAFLD prevalence in Korea.•The overall NAFLD prevalence in Korea was 30.3% as two-fold higher in men (41.4%) than women (20.3%).•The prevalence of NAFLD in Korea was further analyzed according to gender, age, severity, and BMI in this study. We ai...