Epidemiology and prevalence of lean nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and associated cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, and cardiovascular outcomes in the United States: a population-based study and review of literature.
Ashraf AlmomaniPrabhat KumarSomtochukwu OnwuzoAntoine BoustanyEduard KrishtopaytisAsif HitawalaDana AlshaikhAlmaza AlbakriLeen HusseinEbrahim HusseinImad AsaadPublished in: Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2022)
This is the largest study to assess L-NAFLD prevalence in the United States. L-NAFLD are at a significantly higher risk for acute coronary syndromes, esophageal varices, and hepatocellular carcinoma.