Prevalence and Severity of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Non-Obese Patients: A Population Study Using Proton-Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

• Published in: The American journal of gastroenterology Vol. 110; no. 9; pp. 1306 - 1314
• Main Authors: Wei, Jeremy Lok, Leung, Jonathan Chung-Fai, Loong, Thomson Chi-Wang, Wong, Grace Lai-Hung, Yeung, David Ka-Wai, Chan, Ruth Suk-Mei, Chan, Henry Lik-Yuen, Chim, Angel Mei-Ling, Woo, Jean, Chu, Winnie Chiu-Wing, Wong, Vincent Wai-Sun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wolters Kluwer Health Medical Research, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 01.09.2015
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Body Mass Index; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Gastroenterology; Hong Kong - epidemiology; Humans; Liver - pathology; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy - methods; Male; Middle Aged; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease - diagnosis; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease - epidemiology; Obesity; Population Surveillance; Prevalence; Retrospective Studies; Severity of Illness Index; Young Adult; Hong Kong

Some studies suggest that non-obese patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) may have more severe disease. We aim to study the epidemiology and severity of non-obese NAFLD. A total of 911 community subjects were randomly recruited from the census database of the Hong Kong Government. I...