Progression to cirrhosis is similar among all ages in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, but liver-related events increase with age.

Matthew J MillerEmily Harding-TheobaldJacob V DiBattistaZhe ZhaoKarn Wijarnpreecha Anna S F Lok Vincent L Chen

Published in: Hepatology communications (2023)

While the baseline prevalence of cirrhosis was higher among older adults, the rate of NAFLD progression to cirrhosis was similar in young and older adults. Older patients were more likely to have LREs.

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