Screening for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in community setting: A cohort study using controlled attenuation parameter-transient elastography.
Nicha TeeratornPanida PiyachaturawatKessarin ThanapiromRoongruedee ChaiteerakijKanokwan SonsiriPiyawat KomolmitPisit TangkijvanichRungsun RerknimitrLeon AdamsSombat TreeprasertsukPublished in: JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2019)
NAFLD with significant fibrosis (≥F2) is prevalent in asymptomatic populations. The predictors of significant fibrosis in NAFLD were male gender and dyslipidemia. Screening for NAFLD using CAP/TE in asymptomatic populations should be considered in hospitals with available facilities.