Proportion of NAFLD patients with normal ALT value in overall NAFLD patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Xuefeng MaShousheng LiuJie ZhangMengzhen DongYifen WangMengke WangYong-Ning Xin

Published in: BMC gastroenterology (2020)

25% NAFLD patients and 19% NASH patients possess the normal ALT value in the clinical manifestation. The value of ALT in the clinical diagnosis of NAFLD and NASH remains need be further testified.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes