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Overview
Fatty liver disease is prevalent among 10%- 24% of general population in various countries.[1] However among obese individuals the condition is observed in up to 75% of people, 35% of whom, despite no evidence of excessive alcohol consumption, will lead to non alcoholic FLD.[2] It is the most common cause of abnormal liver function test in the US.[1] African Americans and Mexican Americans have higher frequencies of unexplained serum aminotransferase elevations than those reported in whites but prevalence of FLD among different racial groups is not known.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Angulo P (2002). "Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease". N. Engl. J. Med. 346 (16): 1221–31. doi:10.1056/NEJMra011775. PMID 11961152.
- ↑ Hamaguchi M, Kojima T, Takeda N, Nakagawa T, Taniguchi H, Fujii K, Omatsu T, Nakajima T, Sarui H, Shimazaki M, Kato T, Okuda J, Ida K (2005). "The metabolic syndrome as a predictor of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease". Ann. Intern. Med. 143 (10): 722–8. PMID 16287793.