作者
Jingxuan Quek, Kai En Chan, Zhen Yu Wong, Caitlyn Tan, Bryan Tan, Wen Hui Lim, Darren Jun Hao Tan, Ansel Shao Pin Tang, Phoebe Tay, Jieling Xiao, Jie Ning Yong, Rebecca Wenling Zeng, Nicholas WS Chew, Benjamin Nah, Anand Kulkarni, Mohammad Shadab Siddiqui, Yock Young Dan, Vincent Wai-Sun Wong, Arun J Sanyal, Mazen Noureddin, Mark Muthiah, Cheng Han Ng
发表日期
2023/1/1
来源
The lancet Gastroenterology & hepatology
卷号
8
期号
1
页码范围
20-30
出版商
Elsevier
简介
Background
The global burden of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) parallels the increase in obesity rates across the world. Although overweight and obesity status are thought to be an effective indicator for NAFLD screening, the exact prevalence of NAFLD in this population remains unknown. We aimed to report the prevalence of NAFLD, non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFL), and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) in the overweight and obese population.
Methods
In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we searched Medline and Embase from database inception until March 6, 2022, using search terms including but not limited to "non-alcoholic fatty liver disease", "overweight", "obesity", and "prevalence". Cross-sectional and longitudinal observational studies published after Jan 1, 2000, written in or translated into English were eligible for inclusion; paediatric studies were excluded. Articles were included if …
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