The Chinese Society of Hepatology position statement on the redefinition of fatty liver disease

• Published in: Journal of hepatology Vol. 75; no. 2; pp. 454 - 461
• Main Authors: Nan, Yuemin, An, Jihong, Bao, Jianfeng, Chen, Hongsong, Chen, Yu, Ding, Huiguo, Dou, Xiaoguang, Duan, Zhongping, Fan, Jiangao, Gao, Yanhang, Han, Tao, Han, Ying, Hu, Peng, Huang, Yan, Huang, Yuan, Jia, Jidong, Jiang, Jiaji, Jiang, Ying’an, Li, Jie, Li, Jun, Li, Rongkuan, Li, Shuchen, Li, Wengang, Li, Yufang, Lin, Shumei, Liu, Jingfeng, Liu, Shourong, Lu, Lungen, Lu, Qinghua, Luo, Xinhua, Ma, Xiong, Rao, Huiying, Ren, Hong, Ren, Wanhua, Shang, Jia, Shi, Li, Su, Minghua, Wang, Bingyuan, Wang, Rongqi, Wei, Lai, Wen, Zhili, Wu, Biao, Wu, Jing, Xin, Shaojie, Xing, Huichun, Xu, Jinghang, Yan, Ming, Yang, Jiming, Yang, Jinhui, Yang, Li, Yang, Yongfeng, Yu, Yanyan, Zhang, Liaoyun, Zhang, Lingyi, Zhang, Xinxin, Zhang, Yuguo, Zhang, Yuexin, Zhao, Jingmin, Zhao, Shousong, Zheng, Huanwei, Zhou, Yongjian, Zhou, Yongning, Zhuang, Hui, Zuo, Weize, Xu, Xiaoyuan, Qiao, Liang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.08.2021; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: China; Consensus; Fatty liver; Fatty Liver - classification; Fatty Liver - physiopathology; Gastroenterology - organization & administration; Gastroenterology - trends; Health care; Hepatology; Humans; Liver diseases; MAFLD; Metabolism; NAFLD; Public health; voting; China; MAFLD; voting; NAFLD; China; Consensus

Fatty liver disease associated with metabolic dysfunction is of increasing concern in mainland China, the world’s most populous country. The incidence of fatty liver disease is highest in China, surpassing the incidence in European countries and the USA. An international consensus panel recently pub...