Lean non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: Age-dependent differences in pathology, prognosis, and liver-related events.

Miwa KawanakaKen NishinoMayuko KawadaKatsunori IshiiTomohiro TanikawaRyo KatsumataNoriyo UrataJun NakamuraMitsuhiko SuehiroKen HarumaHirofumi Kawamoto

Published in: Hepatology research : the official journal of the Japan Society of Hepatology (2023)

Age is an important consideration in patients with lean NAFLD. Compared with non-lean NAFLD, lean NAFLD was associated with a worse prognosis and higher risk of complications in patients aged ≥60 years. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Keyphrases

bone mineral density
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction

newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease

prognostic factors
postmenopausal women

peritoneal dialysis
body composition